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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 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
Dec 12, 2011

"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

Paula Hammond seated in front of a black background for an on camera interview, smiling.
Nov 27, 1984

"Harold "Doc" Edgerton revisits his breakthroughs in photography in his talk, "The History of the Strobe"."

Harold ‘Doc' Edgerton (1903-1990)

Institute Professor

Electrial Engineering and Computer History Lecture Series

A trapese artist flying through the air, strobe photography image.
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
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 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
Dec 12, 2011

"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

Paula Hammond seated in front of a black background for an on camera interview, smiling.
Nov 27, 1984

"Harold "Doc" Edgerton revisits his breakthroughs in photography in his talk, "The History of the Strobe"."

Harold ‘Doc' Edgerton (1903-1990)

Institute Professor

Electrial Engineering and Computer History Lecture Series

A trapese artist flying through the air, strobe photography image.
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
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 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
Dec 12, 2011

"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

Paula Hammond seated in front of a black background for an on camera interview, smiling.
Nov 27, 1984

"Harold "Doc" Edgerton revisits his breakthroughs in photography in his talk, "The History of the Strobe"."

Harold ‘Doc' Edgerton (1903-1990)

Institute Professor

Electrial Engineering and Computer History Lecture Series

A trapese artist flying through the air, strobe photography image.
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