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1999 MIT Commencement Exercises — Raymond and Thomas Magliozzi, Guest Speakers
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Raymond and Thomas Magliozzi, hosts of the National Public Radio series "Car Talk", are the commencement speakers on the occasion of the 1999 MIT Commencement Exercises. Commentaries by Prof. Samuel J. Keyser, Specia...
1995 Freshman Convocation: President Charles M. Vest
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President Charles M. Vest addressing the M.I.T. freshman class of 1995. Recorded August 28,1995.
Charles M. Vest Presidential Press Conference
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Press conference on behalf of the MIT Corporation, announcing the Presidency of Charles M. Vest. Recorded June 18, 1990.
Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics: Dr. Paul Chesler
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9th Annual Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics Symposium May 14, 2010 Applied String Theory: From Gravitational Collapse to Heavy Ion Collisions Dr. Paul Chesler, 2009-12 Fellow (Nuclear & Particle Theory) A remar...
Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics: Introductory Remarks with Prof. Jocelyn Monroe
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The 10th Annual Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics Symposium: May 13, 2011 Prof. Jocelyn Monroe, Assistant Professor of Physics, MIT; 2006-2009 Pappalardo Fellow
Uncovering the Dark Universe, Dr. James Battat
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The 10th Annual Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics Symposium: May 13, 2011 Dr. James Battat, 2008--2011 Pappalardo Fellow (Dark Matter & Neutrino Physics) The Standard Model of particle physics cannot account for ...
What Happens at the End of Inflation?, Dr. Mustafa Amin
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The 10th Annual Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics Symposium: May 13, 2011 Dr. Mustafa Amin, 2008--2011 Pappalardo Fellow (Theoretical Astrophysics) Inflation, a period of accelerated expansion in the very early Unive...
Charles M. Vest: Diversity Interview
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An interview with the 15th President of MIT, Charles M. Vest, on Diversity. Recorded October 14, 1993.
“The Eye of a Robot: Studies in Machine Vision at MIT” and “TX-O Computer” (1959)
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The first of two films shown here, "Eye of a Robot" (to 18:30) summarizes computer vision research being carried out in the 1950s at the MIT Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence, under the direction of Marvin Minsky...
Technology Day 1993 — “Riding the Wave of Innovation: The Ocean and MIT”
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MIT's 1993 Technology Day, on the theme "Riding the Wave of Innovation: The Ocean and MIT," takes place June 4, 1993. Speakers featured in the morning symposium include Sylvia Earle, "Exploring the Ocean with Unmanned...
