film | Teaching Excellence at MIT

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

8.48K Views0 Comments0 Likes

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...

“The Social Beaver” (1956)

Teaching Excellence at MIT 12 years ago

4.55K Views0 Comments0 Likes

A promotional film for prospective students and visitors to MIT, "The Social Beaver" focuses on the community living and range of social and cultural activities that round out a student's life at MIT, from music group...

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

Teaching Excellence at MIT 12 years ago

4.65K 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 ...