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“The Airplane at Play” (1930s) — Charles S. Draper and Robert M. Love

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Charles Stark Draper and Robert M. Love '33 give a wonderful pilot's view of early aerial acrobatics, filming them from both the ground and the cockpit. Cameramen: Draper and Arthur Rossi; Pilot: C.W. Sutherland. Loc...

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

Teaching Excellence at MIT 13 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...

MIT Centennial Procession (1961)

Teaching Excellence at MIT 13 years ago

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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,...