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Apr 06, 1984

"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

Shirley Chisholm, wearing commencement attire, speaking at podium on outdoor stage, trees in background
Mar 04, 1992

"Steve Jobs shares his professional vision, from his role as president and CEO of NeXT, to the thrilling challenges of co-creating Apple Computer."

Steve Jobs (1955-2011)

NEXT Computer Corp

Sloan Distinguished Speaker Series

Steve Jobs speaking in classroom, leaning on the podium and standing in front of chalkboard
Apr 26, 2011

"Get into something, be tenacious about it. Be a teamplayer. Make sure you understand that communicating is not just talking, it's also listening."

Frederick H. Hauck SM '66

United States Navy Captain, NASA Astronaut

MIT 150 Symposium

A panel of MIT alumni are seated in chairs on stage for a discussion, red curtain in background.
Nov 05, 2015

"On Climate Change: Science, Policy, and Communication."

Mario J. Molina (1943-2020)

Institute Professor, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry

Compton Lecture

Mario Molina delivers a lecture onstage, a large image of MIT's great dome building in the background
Aug 04, 1992

"What's now known suggests that the language faculty simply grows a language, much as other organs of the body grow."

Noam Chomsky

Institute Professor Emeritus

20th Killian Award Lecture

Noam Chomsky standing onstage behind a podium in front of a dark background
Apr 06, 1984

"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

Shirley Chisholm, wearing commencement attire, speaking at podium on outdoor stage, trees in background
Mar 04, 1992

"Steve Jobs shares his professional vision, from his role as president and CEO of NeXT, to the thrilling challenges of co-creating Apple Computer."

Steve Jobs (1955-2011)

NEXT Computer Corp

Sloan Distinguished Speaker Series

Steve Jobs speaking in classroom, leaning on the podium and standing in front of chalkboard
Apr 26, 2011

"Get into something, be tenacious about it. Be a teamplayer. Make sure you understand that communicating is not just talking, it's also listening."

Frederick H. Hauck SM '66

United States Navy Captain, NASA Astronaut

MIT 150 Symposium

A panel of MIT alumni are seated in chairs on stage for a discussion, red curtain in background.
Nov 05, 2015

"On Climate Change: Science, Policy, and Communication."

Mario J. Molina (1943-2020)

Institute Professor, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry

Compton Lecture

Mario Molina delivers a lecture onstage, a large image of MIT's great dome building in the background
Aug 04, 1992

"What's now known suggests that the language faculty simply grows a language, much as other organs of the body grow."

Noam Chomsky

Institute Professor Emeritus

20th Killian Award Lecture

Noam Chomsky standing onstage behind a podium in front of a dark background
Apr 06, 1984

"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

Shirley Chisholm, wearing commencement attire, speaking at podium on outdoor stage, trees in background
Mar 04, 1992

"Steve Jobs shares his professional vision, from his role as president and CEO of NeXT, to the thrilling challenges of co-creating Apple Computer."

Steve Jobs (1955-2011)

NEXT Computer Corp

Sloan Distinguished Speaker Series

Steve Jobs speaking in classroom, leaning on the podium and standing in front of chalkboard
Apr 26, 2011

"Get into something, be tenacious about it. Be a teamplayer. Make sure you understand that communicating is not just talking, it's also listening."

Frederick H. Hauck SM '66

United States Navy Captain, NASA Astronaut

MIT 150 Symposium

A panel of MIT alumni are seated in chairs on stage for a discussion, red curtain in background.
Nov 05, 2015

"On Climate Change: Science, Policy, and Communication."

Mario J. Molina (1943-2020)

Institute Professor, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry

Compton Lecture

Mario Molina delivers a lecture onstage, a large image of MIT's great dome building in the background
Aug 04, 1992

"What's now known suggests that the language faculty simply grows a language, much as other organs of the body grow."

Noam Chomsky

Institute Professor Emeritus

20th Killian Award Lecture

Noam Chomsky standing onstage behind a podium in front of a dark background