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“Making Electrons Count” (c.1950)

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This early 1950s film provides a fascinating tour of the WHIRLWIND I computer facilities at MIT, illustrating daily routines, problem-shooting and step-by-step procedures that computer programmers and other users go t...

“The Thinking Machine” (1961) — MIT Centennial Film

Teaching Excellence at MIT 12 years ago

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Screen actor David Wayne chats with MIT Professor Jerome Wiesner on developments in computer research and artificial intelligence, as part of the "Tomorrow" television series produced by CBS for MIT on occasion of MIT...

“Camp Technology” (1936)

Teaching Excellence at MIT 12 years ago

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This vintage film from 1936 shows the daily routines of work (and play) at MIT's surveying camp for civil engineering students. It was known affectionately as "Camp Technology" and for years was held at a site on the ...