film | Teaching Excellence at MIT

“Quicker ‘n a Wink” (1940) — Prof. Harold E. Edgerton

4.70K Views0 Comments1 Likes

Directed by George Sidney, Quicker 'n a Wink introduces MIT Professor Harold "Doc" Edgerton who demonstrates strobe photography. This film allows us to see what happens at speeds too fast to be discerned by the naked ...

Founding of MIT: Persistence of Vision

Teaching Excellence at MIT 12 years ago

6.38K Views0 Comments0 Likes

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.

Outside the Box: Crossing Disciplines at MIT

Teaching Excellence at MIT 12 years ago

14.13K Views0 Comments4 Likes

Outside the Box: Crossing Disciplines at MIT profiles three prominent interdisciplinary researchers at MIT. Profiles include Maria Zuber, a geophysicist renowned for her research on planetary surfaces; Vladimir Bulovi...