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Tribute Banquet in Honor of Jerome Wiesner’s Retirement (1980)

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The Tribute Banquet in honor of MIT President Jerome Wiesner's retirement took place on  May 21, 1980. Albert G. Hill presides as master of ceremonies, and speakers include Anthony Lewis, Cecil Green, Phyllis Ann Wall...

16th Killlian Award Lecture No. 1 (1988) — Jay W. Forrester, “The Common Foundation…”

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Jay W. Forrester delivers the first of two talks for the  James R. Killian, Jr., Faculty Achievement Award, titled "The Common Foundation Underlying Physical and Social Systems: Information Sources and Methods for Mod...

Artificial “Skin” — Ioannis Yannas (1982)

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MIT Professor of Biological Engineering Ioannis V. Yannas discusses his pioneering work developing the first synthetic skin in collaboration with John F. Burke at Massachusetts General Hospital during the 1970s and ea...

Dynamics at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) with Effective Field Theories, Dr. Duff Neill

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The 12th Annual Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics Symposium: May 10, 2013 Dr. Duff Neill, 2012--15 Pappalardo Fellow (Quantum Field Theory)

Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics: Introductory Remarks with Edmund Bertschinger

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Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics 10th Anniversary Celebration: October 8, 2010 Edmund Bertschinger, Head, Department of Physics

The Cosmic Gift of Neutron Stars, Victoria Kaspi

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MIT Pappalardo Lecture Speaker: Victoria Kaspi, Department of Physics, McGill University Recorded on October 3, 2013

Founding of MIT: Persistence of Vision

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This 11-minute documentary — Founding of MIT: Persistence of Vision — examines the challenges faced by MIT's founder William Barton Rogers and explores how his founding principles continue to influence today's MIT.

“Food For Space Travelers” (1966) — Science Reporter TV Series

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This 1966 "Science Reporter" television program showcases the challenges of ensuring proper nutrition for astronauts on prolonged journeys. The film covers metabolic and caloric consumption in particular conditions of...

Dr. Amar G. Bose, CAES ILP Distinguished Lecture Series (1996)

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Dr. Amar G. Bose gives a talk titled "Experiences of an Academician in Industry" as part of the Center for Advanced Educational Services (CAES) and Industrial Liaison Program (ILP) Distinguished Lecture series;  April...

The Disappearing Neutrino?, Dr. Joshua Spitz

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The 11th Annual Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics Symposium: May 18, 2012 More than 80 years after its proposed existence, the neutrino remains mysterious and enigmatic. We don't know the mass of the neutrino, how ma...