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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

Shigeru Miyagawa seated in front of a black background for an on camera interview.
Jun 03, 2008

"Reflections on a life at MIT ... a remarkable journey."

Paul E. Gray ’54, SM ’55, ScD ’60 (1932-2017)

MIT President

MIT 150 Interview

Paul E. Gray seated in front of a black background for an on camera interview.
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
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, 1987

"The first woman recipient of the Killian award discusses carbon research in her lecture on "New Materials Through Science and New Science Through Materials"."

Mildred S. Dresselhaus (1930-2017)

Institute Professor

15th Killian Award Lecture

Mildred Dresselhaus stands in front of a chalkboard, looking to the side and speaking.
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

Shigeru Miyagawa seated in front of a black background for an on camera interview.
Jun 03, 2008

"Reflections on a life at MIT ... a remarkable journey."

Paul E. Gray ’54, SM ’55, ScD ’60 (1932-2017)

MIT President

MIT 150 Interview

Paul E. Gray seated in front of a black background for an on camera interview.
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
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, 1987

"The first woman recipient of the Killian award discusses carbon research in her lecture on "New Materials Through Science and New Science Through Materials"."

Mildred S. Dresselhaus (1930-2017)

Institute Professor

15th Killian Award Lecture

Mildred Dresselhaus stands in front of a chalkboard, looking to the side and speaking.
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

Shigeru Miyagawa seated in front of a black background for an on camera interview.
Jun 03, 2008

"Reflections on a life at MIT ... a remarkable journey."

Paul E. Gray ’54, SM ’55, ScD ’60 (1932-2017)

MIT President

MIT 150 Interview

Paul E. Gray seated in front of a black background for an on camera interview.
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
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, 1987

"The first woman recipient of the Killian award discusses carbon research in her lecture on "New Materials Through Science and New Science Through Materials"."

Mildred S. Dresselhaus (1930-2017)

Institute Professor

15th Killian Award Lecture

Mildred Dresselhaus stands in front of a chalkboard, looking to the side and speaking.