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MIT Centennial Procession (1961)

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This short silent film shows the formal procession of MIT professors and other dignitaries gathering for the academic assembly at the MIT Centennial celebrations in 1961. MIT president Julius A. Stratton and his wife,...

“The Eye of a Robot: Studies in Machine Vision at MIT” and “TX-O Computer” (1959)

Teaching Excellence at MIT 12 years ago

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The first of two films shown here, "Eye of a Robot" (to 18:30) summarizes computer vision research being carried out in the 1950s at the MIT Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence, under the direction of Marvin Minsky...

“Underwater Photography” (1964) — Science Reporter TV Series

Teaching Excellence at MIT 12 years ago

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This black and white film features Harold "Doc" Edgerton interviewed by John Fitch about the technology and scientific applications of underwater photography for the "MIT Science Reporter" (National Education Televisi...