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“Hypothetical Risk: Cambridge City Council’s Hearings on Recombinant DNA Research” (1976)

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The film "Hypothetical Risk. The Cambridge City Council's hearings on DNA Experimentation in Cambridge" was recorded in June 1976 at City Hall in Cambridge, MA. Mayor Alfred Vellucci and city councillors Saundra Graha...

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 ...

“Big Magnets” (1961) — Science Reporter TV Series

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Dr. Benjamin Lax discusses the future of the nascent National Magnetic Laboratory at MIT (of which he is the director) in fields such as biomagnetics, along with MIT professor Francis Bitter, research biologist Dr. H....

“EDM A Magic Slate” (1962) — Science Reporter TV Series

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Norman Taylor of ITEK Corp. (previously with MIT's Lincoln Lab) demonstrates an innovative electronic drafting machine (EDM) that allows engineers to produce computer-based graphic images using a "light pen". He is in...

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

Testing Galaxy Formation Models at the Small Scales, Dr. Simona Vegetti

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The 11th Annual Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics Symposium: May 18, 2012 The distribution of masses of dwarf satellite galaxies that are observed around Local Group galaxies differs substantially from simulations ba...

“The Birth of Time-Shared Computing” (1985) — Prof. Robert Fano

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The history of time-sharing is the subject of this lecture by Robert Fano, delivered on April 30, 1985. Fano joined the MIT faculty in 1947 and from 1950 to 1953 he led the Radar Techniques Group at Lincoln Laboratory...

MIT’s Building 20: The Magical Incubator (1998)

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MIT's Building 20, built in 1943, was called the "Magical Incubator" because over the course of its long history it housed a range of laboratories involved in some of the most important and ground-breaking development...

1993 MIT Commencement Address — President Carlos Salinas de Gortari

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Dr. Carlos Salinas de Gortari, Constitutional President of the United Mexican States, gives the 1993 MIT Commencement Address on May 28, 1993.

Infra-Red Dating Game (1996)

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In the mood for fun, students and faculty put a twist on the popular 1960s TV show The Dating Game during Charm School Activities in IAP 1996. Called the Infra-Red Dating Game (a.k.a. Love Lab), this MIT-inspired game...