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May 27, 1994

"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

Karim Aga Khan IV wearing commencement attire, speaking at podium on outdoor stage, trees in background
Jan 04, 1949

"Scientists should never underrate the deep-seated qualities of human nature, and how, repressed in one direction, they will certainly breakout in another."

Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

Statesman, Writer, Orator

Mid-Century Convocation

Grainy black and white image of Winston Churchill on a stage walking to podium as two men onstage
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 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.
Apr 28, 2008

"Follow your passion and make it your life's work. Remain confident in your abilities and do not waver in the face of skepticism or adversity."

A. Neil Pappalardo ’64

MIT Corporation Life Member Emeritus, Chairman and Founder Meditech

Reflections on an MIT Eduation

A. Neil Pappalardo lecturing in a classroom, standing in front of a chalkboard .
May 27, 1994

"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

Karim Aga Khan IV wearing commencement attire, speaking at podium on outdoor stage, trees in background
Jan 04, 1949

"Scientists should never underrate the deep-seated qualities of human nature, and how, repressed in one direction, they will certainly breakout in another."

Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

Statesman, Writer, Orator

Mid-Century Convocation

Grainy black and white image of Winston Churchill on a stage walking to podium as two men onstage
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 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.
Apr 28, 2008

"Follow your passion and make it your life's work. Remain confident in your abilities and do not waver in the face of skepticism or adversity."

A. Neil Pappalardo ’64

MIT Corporation Life Member Emeritus, Chairman and Founder Meditech

Reflections on an MIT Eduation

A. Neil Pappalardo lecturing in a classroom, standing in front of a chalkboard .
May 27, 1994

"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

Karim Aga Khan IV wearing commencement attire, speaking at podium on outdoor stage, trees in background
Jan 04, 1949

"Scientists should never underrate the deep-seated qualities of human nature, and how, repressed in one direction, they will certainly breakout in another."

Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

Statesman, Writer, Orator

Mid-Century Convocation

Grainy black and white image of Winston Churchill on a stage walking to podium as two men onstage
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 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.
Apr 28, 2008

"Follow your passion and make it your life's work. Remain confident in your abilities and do not waver in the face of skepticism or adversity."

A. Neil Pappalardo ’64

MIT Corporation Life Member Emeritus, Chairman and Founder Meditech

Reflections on an MIT Eduation

A. Neil Pappalardo lecturing in a classroom, standing in front of a chalkboard .