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Artificial “Skin” — Ioannis Yannas (1982)

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MIT Professor of Biological Engineering Ioannis V. Yannas discusses his pioneering work developing the first synthetic skin in collaboration with John F. Burke at Massachusetts General Hospital during the 1970s and ea...

“Computer For Apollo” (1965) — Science Reporter TV Series

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This 1965 "Science Reporter" television program features the Apollo guidance computer and navigation equipment, which involve less than 60 lbs of microcircuits and memory cores. Scientists and engineers Eldon Hall, Ra...

15th Killian Award Lecture (1987) — Mildred S. Dresselhaus, “Adventures in Carbon Research”

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Institute Professor Mildred S. Dresselhaus delivers the first of two talks for James R. Killian, Jr., Faculty Achievement Award, titled "Adventures in Carbon Research", on April 1, 1987. Established in 1971 as a trib...

“The Thinking Machine” (1961) — MIT Centennial Film

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Screen actor David Wayne chats with MIT Professor Jerome Wiesner on developments in computer research and artificial intelligence, as part of the "Tomorrow" television series produced by CBS for MIT on occasion of MIT...

Apollo 11 Launch (1969) — Major Alexander P. de Seversky

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This short home movie taken by Major Alexander P. de Seversky, the Russian-American aviation pioneer and inventor, shows a personal view of the APOLLO 11 launch and the attending audience. MIT Museum Collections.

See It Now: Jay W. Forrester and the WHIRLWIND Computer (1951)

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Jay W. Forrester talks about his work on the WHIRLWIND Project, during an interview with Edward R. Murrow for CBS News on Dec. 16, 1951.

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...

Inauguration of MIT’s 16th President, Dr. Susan Hockfield (2005)

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On May 6, 2005, Dr. Susan Hockfield was inaugurated as the 16th president of MIT. Hockfield, the first woman and the first life scientist to lead MIT, committed the Institute to sustaining its commitment to intellectu...

Victor Weisskopf & Philip Morrison, “Forty Years after Los Alamos: MIT and the Bomb”

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Professors Victor Weisskopf and Philip Morrison deliver presentations for the 1985 Karl Taylor Compton Lecture series on the theme "Forty Years After Los Alamos: MIT and the Bomb." Moderated by Francis Lowe; April 17...