From the Vault

MIT legends, famous visitors, and students engaged in iconic activities in archival footage dating back to the 1920s.

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05:37:00

MIT Science Reporter—"Sailing by Computer" (1966)

John Fitch takes a look at ship design with Halsey Herreshoff SM '60.

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Aug 04, 198701:17:11

15th Annual Killian Award Lecture—Mildred S. Dresselhaus (1987), Lect. 2

Professor Dresselhaus talks about new materials and new science by intercalation, during the second of her two Killian Award lectures.

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Aug 06, 199601:54:00

Technology Day 1996—"Miracle or Mirage: Technology at the Horizon"

Series of talks to MIT alumni by Bran Ferren '74, David Baltimore, John Preston and Michael L. Dertouzos PhD ’64, on the future of technology and its impact on the world.

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Aug 06, 200202:53:55

Technology Day 2002—"When Worlds Collide: Science, Politics and Power in the 21st Century"

Series of talks for visiting MIT alumni on global politics, climate change, science and education, by Ronald G. Prinn, Daniel Charles, Shirley Malcom and John Deutsch.

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Sep 06, 200102:57:38

Technology Day 2001—"Origins and Beyond: Our Place in the Cosmos"

Talks on space and human evolution by MIT luminaries including Eric Lander, Claude Canizares, Maria Zuber and Charles Marshall. 

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Mar 06, 199403:14:59

Technology Day 1994—"For the Wonder of it All: The Arts at MIT"

Philip Morrison, I. M. Pei, Richard Polich, John Harbison and Tod Machover speak about architecture, engineering, music and art.

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May 06, 199903:16:16

Technology Day 1999 - "The Human Body: Emerging Medical Science and Technology"

Series of talks for visiting MIT alumni on biology and medicine, by Robert A. Weinberg, Martha Constantine-Paton, Robert S. Langer and David C. Page.

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Mar 06, 200002:54:00

Technology Day 2000—"The Future of Atoms in an Age of Bits"

A series of talks for MIT alumni, on the future of technology and digital communication, with Rodney Brooks, Bill Mitchell, Roz Picard and Yossi Sheffi.

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Apr 06, 199303:02:24

Technology Day 1993—"Riding the Wave of Innovation: The Ocean and MIT"

Talks by Sylvia Earle, Bill Koch, Carl Wunsch and Robert Spindel on the ocean and climate change, and how MIT can positively impact the environment.

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Jan 05, 198206:34:00

Artificial Skin — Ioannis V. Yannas (1982)

Professor Ioannis V. Yannas talks about his work with John F. Burke developing synthetic skin.

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Jan 06, 197600:24:33

Take Me Back to Tech (1976)

Documentary about the origins of MIT and some of its important historical events

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Feb 06, 200023:24:00

Carly Fiorina (Hewlett-Packard) - 2000 MIT Commencement Address

Dr. Cara Carleton S. Fiorina SM '89 delivers the MIT Commencement Address, on the topic of her time at MIT and her life experiences.

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May 12, 198601:02:39

Ronald E. McNair Building Dedication, Center for Space Research (1986)

Speakers remember Ronald E. McNair, an MIT alumnus and astronaut who died in the Challenger explosion.

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Aug 06, 199802:43:00

President Bill Clinton - 1998 MIT Commencement Address

President William Jefferson Clinton delivers one of the two commencement addresses at the 132nd MIT Commencement, speaking on the topic of the Information Revolution.

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Jul 06, 199600:39:22

Vice President Al Gore - 1996 MIT Commencement Address

Vice President Albert A. Gore delivers the 130th MIT Commencement Address, on the topic of the divide between science and society.

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Apr 06, 199901:15:52

MIT Commencement Program 1999 - Includes Address by Ray and Tom Magliozzi

The 133rd MIT graduation ceremonies are shown in their entirety, including processions, speeches, conferral of degrees, and dispersal. "Car Talk" hosts Raymond and Thomas Magliozzi deliver the address, on the topic of fulfillment and happiness.

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Jun 06, 199721:22:00

Secretary-General Kofi Annan - 1997 MIT Commencement Address

Seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Atta Annan delivers the address at the 130th MIT Commencement, on the topic of reason.

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01:07:27

20th Annual Killian Award Lecture - Noam Chomsky

Professor Noam Chomsky delivers a lecture titled "Language and the ‘Cognitive Revolutions.’”

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Jan 06, 199500:57:34

John Hansman and Oliver Smoot on Measurement at MIT - 1995

Prof. Hansman talks about measurement and interviews Oliver Smoot, the “human yardstick” used to measure the Harvard Bridge when he was an undergraduate.

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01:26:51

"Management in the Year 2000"—Lester C. Thurow and Carl Sagan

The keynote speakers at a symposium at Endicott House discuss topics ranging from unemployment to climate change and the national debt, in Winter 1987.

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Jun 05, 200500:27:26

Inauguration of MIT's 16th President, Dr. Susan Hockfield

Susan Hockfield becomes MIT's 16th president and announces a global energy initiative, on May 6, 2005.

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Jun 10, 200700:30:17

School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences 50th Anniversary Celebration

A night of celebration for the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

Symposia and Conferences, From the Vault

Nov 02, 199401:48:00

20th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration - Procession with Coretta Scott King

Coretta Scott King is escorted to Kresge Auditorium during the 20th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration at MIT

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00:29:54

Paul E. Gray becomes MIT's 14th President

Paul E. Gray becomes the leader of his alma mater, during a week of celebration in July 1980.

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Apr 04, 200100:38:33

MIT OpenCourseWare Press Conference

MIT OpenCourseWare's potential as a learning aid is explained at this 2001 press conference

From the Vault, Computers Through The Ages

18:14:00

MIT Experimental Music Studio (c. 1973)

A look at a music recording facility that takes advantage of the opportunities computers offer

From the Vault

09:02:00

"Quicker 'n a Wink" (1940)

Film on strobe photography featuring Harold "Doc" Edgerton

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20:25:00

"How Fast is Fast?" (1994)

1994 documentary about Harold "Doc" Edgerton and his work with strobe photography

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01:21:28

Tribute Banquet in Honor of Jerome Wiesner's Retirement (1980)

Retirement banquet for Jerome Wiesner, featuring numerous notable speakers 

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Jan 04, 194905:13:00

Churchill at MIT in 1949 —The Mid-Century Convocation (reminiscences 1999)

Winston Churchill delivers the 1949 MIT Convocation

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Jan 06, 196100:52:36

"Big City"

An examination of shifting city infrastructures in Philadelphia and Brasilia

From the Vault

Jan 06, 196100:59:44

MIT Centennial Round Table Presents: ds = dQ/T and YOU! (1961)

1961 Roundtable discussion of science and technology

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00:15:48

"The Apollo 4 Mission" (1967)

This film depicts the preparation, launch and recovery of the Apollo spacecraft

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Jan 01, 196600:29:19

MIT Science Reporter—"Reading by Ear" (1966)

Technological developments for the visually impaired are highlighted on this episode of MIT Science Reporter

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00:36:25

MIT's Building 20: "The Magical Incubator" (1998)

MIT remembers Building 20 and its important role at the Institute for decades

From the Vault

00:22:28

Making Electrons Count (c. 1950)

Inside the Whirlwind I computer facilities

From the Vault, Computers Through The Ages

00:29:15

MIT Science Reporter—"EDM: A Magic Slate" (1962)

Learning about the electronic drafting machine

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00:28:38

MIT Science Reporter — "Landing on the Moon" (1966)

TV program about the creation of the Lunar Excursion Module

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00:28:47

MIT Science Reporter—"Food For Space Travelers" (1966)

A diet in zero gravity

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00:29:21

MIT Science Reporter—"Computer for Apollo" (1965)

TV program about the Apollo guidance computer

The Moon and MIT, From the Vault, A Slice of "MIT Science Reporter"

00:29:22

MIT Science Reporter—"Big Magnets" (1961)

Dr. Benjamin Lax talks biomagnetics

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00:29:10

MIT Science Reporter—"Automatically Programmed Tools" (1959)

Detailing MIT's first joint government, industry and university effort

From the Vault

00:11:28

Course 2.70 Introduction to Design Competition—Woodie Flowers (1981)

Introduction to Design Challenge, led by Professor Woodie Flowers

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00:30:25

"The Social Beaver" (1956)

Film for prospective students about the MIT community

From the Vault

00:27:32

"The Eye of a Robot: Studies in Machine Vision at MIT" and "TX-O Computer" (1959)

Documentary on computer vision research conducted at MIT

From the Vault

00:19:00

Scenes from Two Programs about Victor Weisskopf

Interviews with Victor Weisskopf, presented at a memorial event in 2002

From the Vault

Jan 11, 197600:52:06

MITV "Election '76"

Student-run program about the 1976 presidential elections

From the Vault

00:12:11

MIT Project Athena: A Computer-Aided Teaching System (1984)

A promotional video introducing Project Athena, an early computer technology for students 

Project Athena, From the Vault, Computers Through The Ages

Jun 01, 198700:08:54

MIT Laser Spectroscopy Laboratory—Laser Angiosurgery (1987)

A video presentation about the breakthroughs in laser angiosurgery

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01:00:30

Midnight Concert in Lobby 7 (1979)

A midnight performance at 77 Massachusetts Avenue delights the audience

From the Vault

Feb 12, 198801:00:24

Gyorgy Kepes Interview (1988)

Interview with the founder of MIT's Center for Advanced Visual Studies

From the Vault

00:58:29

Founders' Philosophies (1976)

Talk by MIT President Emeritus Julius Stratton about MIT's founders

From the Vault

Apr 03, 195900:01:40

MIT Science Reporter—"Automatically Programmed Tools" (Excerpt)

In this 1959 episode of MIT Science Reporter, John Francis Reintjes and Douglas Taylor Ross present the APT project

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00:29:16

MIT Science Reporter — "One Part in a Trillion" (1964)

TV program about a nuclear reactor and its uses

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Jan 05, 198200:01:14

Artificial Skin—Ioannis V. Yannas (1982) (Excerpt)

The pioneering work of Ioannis V. Yannas, MIT professor of polymer science and engineering, and trauma surgeon Dr. John F. Burke

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Mar 06, 199800:02:09

Building 20—The Magical Incubator

Members of the MIT community remember MIT's historic Building 20.

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Feb 12, 198800:01:45

Gyorgy Kepes (Excerpt)

An interview with Gyorgy Kepes, founder of MIT's Center for Advanced Visual Studies

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Apr 04, 200100:02:28

MIT Announces OpenCourseWare

Charles M. Vest introduces MIT's new web-based course offerings open to the entire world

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Jan 04, 198701:07:27

15th Annual Killian Award Lecture—Mildred S. Dresselhaus (1987), Lect. 1

Professor Mildred S. Dresselhaus' first of two lectures on her history in the field of solid state physics and its importance.

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May 27, 199400:25:19

His Highness Karim Aga Khan IV - 1994 MIT Commencement Address

His Highness Karim Aga Khan IV, Spiritual Leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, delivers the address at the 1994 MIT Commencement on the topic of the changing world and “creative encounters.”

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Apr 26, 199905:34:00

John H. Gibbons, “Sustainable Growth: Fantasy or Vision?” Compton Lecture (3/3) 4/26/1999

Dr. John H. Gibbons presents the last of three lectures on the topic of sustainable growth and environmental impact.

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Dec 16, 195101:38:00

Edward Murrow's "See It Now"—Jay Forrester and the Whirlwind Computer (1951) (Excerpt)

Jay W. Forrester talks about MIT's Whirlwind computer facility

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Aug 27, 201002:06:56

Susan Hockfield

MIT President, 2004 - 2012 Professor of Neuroscience

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May 28, 199300:24:14

President Carlos Salinas de Gortari of Mexico - 1993 MIT Commencement Address

President Carlos Salinas de Gortari delivers the address at the 126th MIT Commencement, on the topic of the important role of education in the world.

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May 29, 200901:05:04

Noam Chomsky

One of the world's most-cited scholars, Noam Chomsky talks about linguistics, activism, and MIT as a military research institute.

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Apr 28, 200801:03:10

A. Neil Pappalardo—"Reflections on an MIT Education"

A. Neil Pappalardo ‘64 discusses lessons he took away from the Institute.

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Nov 23, 199301:24:14

Salman Rushdie awarded MIT's First Honorary Visiting Professorship at 1993 Writers Series Event

On November 23, 1993, British author Salman Rushdie made a surprise visit to MIT and accepted an award as the first MIT Honorary Visiting Professor of the Humanities.

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Feb 15, 199500:59:51

Charles Wyckoff: Working with 'Doc’ Edgerton - 1995 Interview

Photographic innovator Charles Wyckoff recounts his experiences as a student and colleague of Harold 'Doc' Edgerton over almost 50 years.

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Apr 30, 198801:52:32

Philip Morrison and Lester Thurow—Symposium on Forecasting the Future Across Industries

Philip Morrison and Lester Thurow discuss the applications and future of politics, economics, art, science and technology in industry.

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Oct 21, 199902:01:05

MIT Family Weekend Convocation: "Footprints in the Rock" and "The 2.70 Introduction to Design Contest" (1989)

Different speakers give addresses at MIT's 1989 Family Weekend

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Apr 24, 196400:29:44

MIT Science Reporter—"Underwater Photography"

1964 TV program about underwater photography, featuring Harold "Doc" Edgerton

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Apr 30, 198501:31:47

The Birth of Time-Shared Computing—Robert Fano

Lecture by Robert Fano on time-shared computing

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Apr 14, 198802:20:43

Ethics in Engineering and Science Forum—Sylvia Robins, Doug Ross and Ralph Nader

Finding the moral compass in engineering 

From the Vault

Aug 27, 200702:09:48

Mildred S. Dresselhaus

Institute Professor, emerita<br />Professor of Electrical Engineering and Physics, emerita

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Aug 29, 197800:01:50

Vignettes of Early Radiation Workers

1978 interview with John G. Trump, a pioneer in radiation technology.

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Aug 29, 197800:56:49

Vignettes of Early Radiation Workers

John G. Trump and Lauriston S. Taylor discuss therapeutic radiology

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Jun 16, 198100:58:46

Artificial Intelligence—Learning and the TEIRESIAS Program (1981)

Randall Davis, Professor of the MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

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May 30, 198400:08:48

Soft Machine—Architecture Machine Group (1984)

Exhibition of a man-computer interface developed by the Architecture Machine Group

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Jun 19, 197601:23:00

Hypothetical Risk: Cambridge City Council's Hearings on Recombinant DNA Research (1976)

Cambridge City Council discussion of rDNA research

From the Vault

Nov 21, 201101:44:37

Daniel Kleppner

Lester Wolfe Professor of Physics, emeritus

From the Vault, MIT 150 Interviews

Oct 27, 200901:18:52

Lester C. Thurow

Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Professor of Management and Economics (1938-2016), MIT Asia-Pacific Initiatives Dean, Sloan School of Management 1987 - 1993

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Sep 27, 197201:10:37

"Bountiful Grant of the Sea" (1972)

Inaugural lecture at the MIT Sea Grant Program Convocation celebration

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00:28:41

MIT Science Reporter — "Returning from the Moon"

TV program about the science behind the return landing of the Apollo Command Module

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00:01:20

Take Me Back to Tech (Montage)

Film clips depicting social and academic life of the Institute prior to 1976

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