Category: From the Vault
Technology Day 2001 — “Origins and Beyond: Our Place in the Cosmos”
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The 2001 MIT Technology Day takes place June 9, 2001, on the theme "Origins and Beyond: Our Place in the Cosmos." Featured speakers include Eric S. Lander, "The Human Genome and Beyond"; Claude R. Canizares, "The Orig...
“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...
“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...
“Sailing by Computer” (1966) – Science Reporter TV Series
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Novel approaches to ship design using state-of-the-art computers are presented in a 1966 interview of Halsey Herreshoff, instructor at the MIT Department of Naval Architecture in charge of research in ship model testi...
“Full Day” (1958) — Kevin Lynch
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Professor Kevin Lynch BCP '47 produced this time-lapse film showing 24 hours as viewed from the Memorial Drive side of the MIT campus, looking across the Charles River towards the city of Boston, in 1958, as part of h...
1997 MIT Commencement Address — Kofi Atta Annan
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Kofi Atta Annan MS '72, Seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations, is the Guest Speaker at the 1997 MIT Commencement Exercises, on June 6, 1997.
Founding of MIT: Persistence of Vision
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This 11-minute documentary — Founding of MIT: Persistence of Vision — examines the challenges faced by MIT's founder William Barton Rogers and explores how his founding principles continue to influence today's MIT.
MIT Red Tailed Hawks (Spring 2004)
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In early spring 2004, a mating pair of red tailed hawks set up residence on the MIT campus in front of Building 9. These hawks were reported to have been building nests on the MIT campus for several years. They nested...
“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...
Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics: Introductory Remarks by Howard Messing
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The 11th Annual Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics Symposium: May 18, 2012 Introductory Remarks by Howard Messing'73 (Course VI), President & CEO, Meditech, Inc.
