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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
Fractal Butterflies in Moiré Superlattices, Dr. Andrea Young
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The 12th Annual Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics Symposium: May 10, 2013 Dr. Andrea Young, 2011--14 Pappalardo Fellow (Experimental Condensed Matter)
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. ...
“The Apollo 4 Mission” (1967)
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This 1967 film depicts the preparation, launch and recovery of the successful flight of the first seven and one-half million pound-thrust Saturn Five vehicle with the Apollo spacecraft. The actual course of the fligh...
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.
13th Killian Award Lecture (1985) — Philip Morrison, “The Fruits of the Tree of Astronomy”
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Professor Phillip Morrison delivers the first of two lectures for the James R. Killian, Jr., Faculty Achievement Award titled "The Fruits of the Tree of Astronomy," on April 3, 1985. Established in 1971 as a tribute t...
Testing Galaxy Formation Models at the Small Scales, Dr. Simona Vegetti
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The 11th Annual Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics Symposium: May 18, 2012 The distribution of masses of dwarf satellite galaxies that are observed around Local Group galaxies differs substantially from simulations ba...
“Hypothetical Risk: Cambridge City Council’s Hearings on Recombinant DNA Research” (1976)
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The film "Hypothetical Risk. The Cambridge City Council's hearings on DNA Experimentation in Cambridge" was recorded in June 1976 at City Hall in Cambridge, MA. Mayor Alfred Vellucci and city councillors Saundra Graha...
Technology Day 1998 — “Creating Wealth: Knowledge, Skills, Capital, Resources”
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MIT’s 1998 Technology Day takes place on June 6, 1998 on the theme “Creating Wealth: Knowledge, Skills, Capital, Resources.” Featured speakers include Tony K. Tan PH ‘64, “Creating Wealth: A National Perspective”; Jud...
“The Birth of Time-Shared Computing” (1985) — Prof. Robert Fano
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The history of time-sharing is the subject of this lecture by Robert Fano, delivered on April 30, 1985. Fano joined the MIT faculty in 1947 and from 1950 to 1953 he led the Radar Techniques Group at Lincoln Laboratory...
