InfiniteMIT

Sep 28, 2009
"OpenCourseWare came out of the fundamental values that we hold, as MIT faculty, about knowledge. Knowledge is better when it's open and it's shared freely."
Shigeru Miyagawa
Professor of Linguistics & Kochi-Manjiro Professor of Japanese Language and Culture
MIT 150 Interview

The InfiniteMIT site is history as it is happening: interviews with legendary change-makers, contemporary and archival footage, unforgettable lectures, speeches, and symposia, community celebrations, and the whimsical ingenuity of MIT humor and hacks.

"OpenCourseWare came out of the fundamental values that we hold, as MIT faculty, about knowledge. Knowledge is better when it's open and it's shared freely."

Shigeru Miyagawa

Professor of Linguistics & Kochi-Manjiro Professor of Japanese Language and Culture

MIT 150 Interview

"This dream today embattled, with its back against the wall, to save the dream for one, it must be saved for all."

Hon. A. Leon Higginbotham

Federal Judge, Attorney, Scholar

MIT 21st MLK Celebration

Paula Hammond talks about her career path, her work in chemical engineering and the role that MIT plays in the world.

Paula T. Hammond

Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering

MIT 150 Interview

“When two people meet, or two particles, or two cultures, in that crucial moment of interaction, the results of an encounter are determined.”

Spiritual Leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims

MIT Commencement Address, 1994

“I am speaking instead of the joy-producing, world-bettering kind of responsibility which lifts far more burdens than it imposes.“

Hon. Shirley Chisholm

Politician, Educator, Author

MIT Commencement Address, 1984

Featured Video Collections

MIT Commencement Addresses

Computers Through The Ages

Elemental MIT

The Moon and MIT

Nobel Laureates at MIT

Institute Events & Ceremonies

From the Vault

Energy, Environment, and Climate Change