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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

20th Killian Award Lecture (1992) — Noam Chomsky, “Language: The Cognitive Revolutions”

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Professor Noam Chomsky delivers the 20th annual James R. Killian, Jr., Faculty Achievement Award and Lecture, "Language: the Cognitive Revolutions", on April 8, 1992.  The Killian Award was established in 1971 to reco...

Technology Day 1999 — “The Human Body: Emerging Medical Science and Technology”

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MIT's Technology Day 1999 focused on the theme "The Human Body: Emerging Medical Science and Technology." The event, which took place June 5, featured the following speakers and talks: Robert A. Weinberg '64, "How Can...

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...

Midnight Concert in Lobby 7 (1979)

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This beautiful midnight concert of Bach music held in Lobby 7 in December 1979 showcases the musical talents of the MIT community. Presented by the MIT Chamber Players and conducted by Prof. Marcus Aurelius Thompson. ...

MIT OpenCourseWare Press Conference (April 4, 2001)

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On April 4, 2001, MIT President Charles Vest leads a press conference to announce the establishment of MIT's OpenCourseWare (OCW), the web-based program to provide free access to MIT course content, including lecture ...

15th Killian Award Lecture (1987) — Mildred S. Dresselhaus, “Adventures in Carbon Research”

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Institute Professor Mildred S. Dresselhaus delivers the first of two talks for James R. Killian, Jr., Faculty Achievement Award, titled "Adventures in Carbon Research", on April 1, 1987.  Established in 1971 as a trib...

MIT Family Weekend (1989): “Footprints in the Rock” and “The 2.70 Introduction to Design Contest”

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MIT Family Weekend (Oct. 21, 1989), featuring speakers Phillip Morrison, Phyllis Morrison, Paul E. Gray and Harry West. In the first presentation, titled "Footprints in the Rock", Philip and Phyllis Morrison demonstra...

“The Social Beaver” (1956)

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A promotional film for prospective students and visitors to MIT, "The Social Beaver" focuses on the community living and range of social and cultural activities that round out a student's life at MIT, from music group...

“Victory and Science” (1945)

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This vintage silent film footage shows a range of World War II ordnance developed at MIT, on display at the campus on November 10-12, 1945. More than 75,000 people attended the event, giving the Boston-area public its...