Category: From the Vault
Ethics in Engineering and Science Forum (1988) — Sylvia Robins, Doug Ross and Ralph Nader
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Panel discussion at the Ethics in Engineering and Science Forum addressing issues of whistle-blowing and ethics with Sylvia Robins, Doug Ross, and Ralph Nader. Caroline Whitbeck, moderator. Held April 14, 1988.
MIT-EECS Colloquium Series: Prof. Eric Grimson presents Image-Guided Surgery (1995)
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Professor Eric Grimson is internationally recognized for his research in computer vision, especially in applications in medical image analysis. In 2011, Grimson, Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, was name...
MIT 2.007 Robot Competition Spring 2010
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Each spring semester, 2.007 — known as Design and Manufacturing I, a required course for mechanical engineering students — culminates in a hotly contested robot competition. A tradition for 40 years, the 2.007 Robot C...
Lester C. Thurow and Carl Sagan — “Management in the Year 2000” (1988)
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Here are presented highlights from the Spring 1988 "Symposium on Management in the Year 2000" featuring Dean of the MIT Sloan School of Management, Lester C. Thurow, and Cornell professor Carl Sagan. Moderated by Stev...
Technology 1934
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This silent film, which offers us a marvelous vintage tour of the Institute, was produced by MIT in 1934 "for all who might be interested in knowing more about the Institute and its significance in the world of Scienc...
24th Killian Award Lecture (1996) — Daniel Kleppner, “Views From a Garden of Worldly Delights”
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Dr. Daniel Kleppner, Lester Wolfe Professor of Physics and associate professor in the Research Laboratory for Electronics, delivers the 1995-96 James R. Killian Faculty Achievement Award lecture entitled "Views From a...
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...
Inauguration of MIT’s 14th President, Dr. Paul E. Gray (1980)
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A week of celebration accompanied the inauguration of MIT's 14th president, Paul Edward Gray, Sc.D. '60, in September 1980. This video compilation shows the formal as well as playful events surrounding the historic oc...
Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics: Dr. Yusuke Nishida
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9th Annual Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics Symposium May 14, 2010 Universal Physics with Ultracold Atoms Dr. Yusuke Nishida, 2008-11 Fellow (Nuclear & Particle Theory) Physics is said to be universal when resu...
“How Fast Is Fast?” (1994) — Harold “Doc” Edgerton
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Take a look at the life and effect that Harold "Doc" Edgerton had on MIT and the world in "How Fast is Fast?", produced by the Edgerton Foundation in 1994. The film presents a wide-ranging compilation of film clips an...
