Category: From the Vault
“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...
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.
“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....
MIT Family Weekend (1989): “Footprints in the Rock” and “The 2.70 Introduction to Design Contest”
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MIT Family Weekend (Oct. 21, 1989), featuring speakers Phillip Morrison, Phyllis Morrison, Paul E. Gray and Harry West. In the first presentation, titled "Footprints in the Rock", Philip and Phyllis Morrison demonstra...
1999 Karl Taylor Compton Lecture — John H. Gibbons, “Sustainable Growth: Fantasy or Vision?”
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Dr. John H. Gibbons presents the last of three lectures delivered during the 1998-1999 academic year as part of the Karl Taylor Compton Lecture series. His talk is titled "Sustainable Growth: Fantasy or Vision?" and ...
1996 MIT Commencement Address — Vice President Albert A. Gore
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Vice President Albert A. Gore gives the commencement address as Guest Speaker for the 1996 MIT Commencement Exercises, on June 7, 1996.
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.
Dr. Amar G. Bose, CAES ILP Distinguished Lecture Series (1996)
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Dr. Amar G. Bose gives a talk titled "Experiences of an Academician in Industry" as part of the Center for Advanced Educational Services (CAES) and Industrial Liaison Program (ILP) Distinguished Lecture series; April...
Spreading Itself Thin: The Physics of Cell-Cell Junctions in Immune Synapses
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Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics 10th Anniversary Celebration: October 8, 2010 Dr. Arpita Upadhyaya 2002-2005 Pappalardo Fellow
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...
