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Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics: Dr. David Hsieh
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9th Annual Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics Symposium May 14, 2010 A New Generation of Insulators for the Electronics Future Dr. David Hsieh, 2009-12 Fellow (Condensed Matter Experiment) Electrical insulators have ...
Technology Day 1994 — “For the Wonder of it All: The Arts at MIT”
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MIT's Technology Day 1994 titled "For the the Wonder of it All: the Arts at MIT" takes place on June 3, 1994, and features the following presentations: Philip Morrison on "Art and Science"; I. M. Pei '40 and William M...
“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...
“Reading by Ear” (1966) — Science Reporter TV Series
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In this 1966 "Science Reporter" television program, MIT Electrical Engineering Professor Samuel Mason discusses cutting-edge technology being used to focus on the challenges of providing education to visually impaired...
Ronald E. McNair Building Dedication, Center for Space Research (1986)
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On Dec. 5, 1986, MIT dedicated Building 37, home to the Center for Space Research, and part of the aeronautics and astronautics department, to Ronald E. McNair PhD '76. During McNair's second flight in space, he lost ...
17th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Celebration (1991)
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The Seventeenth Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Celebration takes place January 18, 1991, and features Dr. Benjamin Hooks as keynote speaker. Four students also present a youth perspective on the significance of t...
“ds = dQ/τ and YOU!” (1961) — MIT Centennial Roundtable
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A roster of luminaries including Jerome Wiesner, Jerrold Zacharias, and John Burchard of MIT discuss the significance of science and technology together with Raymond Aron of the Université de Paris-Sorbonne, Isadore R...
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.
Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics: Introductory Remarks by Janet Conrad
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The 12th Annual Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics Symposium: May 10, 2013 Janet Conrad - Chair, 2013-14 Pappalardo Fellowships Executive Committee Recorded 5-10-13
Prof. Mildred S. Dresselhaus, CAES ILP Distinguished Lecture Series (1996)
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MIT Institute Professor Mildred S. Dresselhaus, guest speaker for the CAES ILP Distinguished Lecture Series, gives a talk titled "New Frontiers in Carbon Research — A Discussion of Recent Discoveries" on March 6, 1996...
