Category: From the Vault
“One Part in a Trillion” (1964) — Science Reporter TV Series
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In this 1964 "Science Reporter" program we take a tour of the nuclear reactor at the U.S. Army Materials Research Agency in Watertown, MA, and learn how it is being used as a scientific research tool to detect and fin...
“Quicker ‘n a Wink” (1940) — Prof. Harold E. Edgerton
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Directed by George Sidney, Quicker 'n a Wink introduces MIT Professor Harold "Doc" Edgerton who demonstrates strobe photography. This film allows us to see what happens at speeds too fast to be discerned by the naked ...
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...
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...
“Soft Machine” (1984) — Architecture Machine Group
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In this video the Architecture Machine Group (a think-tank laboratory that preceded MIT's current Media Lab) introduces the Interactive Graphical Robot System and Video Slidathon. As the computer states, "The man-comp...
MIT Laser Spectroscopy Laboratory: Laser Angiosurgery (1987)
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The MIT George R. Harrison Spectroscopy Laboratory featured in this 1987 video presentation discusses cutting-edge research conducted in conjunction with the Cleveland Clinic Foundation on the applications of laser an...
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
14th Killian Award Lecture No. 2 (1986) — Franco Modigliani, “Application of Life Cycle Hypothesis”
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Professor Franco Modigliani's lecture titled "Application of the Life Cycle Hypothesis to Policy Issues" is the second of two talks he gave for the James R. Killian, Jr., Faculty Achievement Award Lecture series. Kre...
“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...
“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...
