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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...

“Founders’ Philosophies” (1976) — Julius A. Stratton

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MIT President Emeritus Julius A. Stratton delivers an illuminating talk titled "Founders' Philosophies," as the first in a series of nine presentations by various MIT luminaries for an IAP (Independent Activities Peri...

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...

2000 MIT Commencement Address — Dr. Carly Fiorina

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Dr. Carleton "Carly" S. Fiorina, President and CEO of the Hewlett-Packard Company, delivers the 2000 MIT Commencement Address on June 2, 2000.

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...

“Big City 1980” (1961) — MIT Centennial Film

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MIT professor and architectural engineer John E. Burchard '23 accompanies the program host, Garry Moore, as they consider together what the urban future holds: how and where we will live in 1980, twenty years ahead? T...

“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...

“Phi Beta Epsilon” (1927)

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This light-hearted silent film shows life at the Phi Beta Epsilon fraternity at MIT during the 1926-1927 academic year. It is filled with silly gags and activities, from house-cleaning to house parties and sports even...

Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics: Dr. Paola Rebusco

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9th Annual Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics Symposium May 14, 2010 Astronomers-to-be at MIT Dr. Paola Rebusco, 2007-10 Fellow (Theoretical Astrophysics) During my time at MIT, I had the good luck to mentor three ta...