A series of video vignettes compiled on the occasion of MIT's sesquicentennial in 2011.
Learn about the stroboscope, a photography tool created by Harold "Doc" Edgerton
MIT's multi-disciplinary approach to innovation is explored in this documentary excerpt.
Documentary produced in 2006 by MIT graduate students Ben Wood and Luciana Pereira
Excerpt from the documentary, "The Founding of MIT—Persistence of Vision"
Interview with Biology Professor Susan Lindquist about her cancer research and academic work
MIT President 1990 - 2004 MIT Corporation life member Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Excerpt of an opera developed at the MIT Media Lab
Noted scholar Noam Chomsky is celebrated for his career accomplishments
Experts in finance and energy talk about efforts to minimize global warming
1994 documentary about Harold "Doc" Edgerton and his work with strobe photography
President Kennedy salutes MIT's leadership in scientific development
The newest state-of-the-art buildings on MIT's campus
MIT Science Reporter explores a nuclear reactor at the US Army Materials Research Agency
Donald Sadoway gives a toast to celebrate the end of the 2010 fall term
The MIT community remembers the life of the astronaut who died in the Challenger accident
John Fitch interviews Vannevar Bush, a science adviser to Franklin Roosevelt during World War II
Virginia Valian talks about women in the workplace
Dean, School of Architecture and Planning, 1992 - 2003
The former Abramowitz Artist in Residence delivers a lecture entitled "Crowds and Clouds: Data, Sheep, and Collaboration"
Installation of acclaimed artist Anish Kapoor's addition to the MIT Public Art collection
The pioneering work of Ioannis V. Yannas, MIT professor of polymer science and engineering, and trauma surgeon Dr. John F. Burke
Students signify the final day they can drop classes from their courseload by dropping a piano off the roof of a building
Members of the MIT community remember MIT's historic Building 20.
In honor of MIT's 100th anniversary, academics discuss whether computers will be able to "think" on their own one day
Excerpt from the MIT150 Documentary "Conquering Cancer...Together"
A look at the life and work of Ellen Swallow Richards
MIT students get a chance to play for the acclaimed conductor in 2010
Interview with Michael Bove about the work of Stephen A. Benton
Jeffrey Hoffman reminisces about his career as an astronaut
Institute Professor talks about the emerging field of endohedral fullerenes
Charles M. Vest introduces MIT's new web-based course offerings open to the entire world
The establishment of the MIT's Black Students Union in the 1960s is remembered
Highlights from the MIT Excellence Awards (2011-2011)
Leaders of the MIT Museum speak to the Institute's unique qualities
The MIT community looks at entrepreneurship's place within the Institute
Trailer for a documentary about the changing student body of MIT
Students work on providing cost-efficient materials used to construct schools in Cambodia
MIT President, 2004 - 2012 Professor of Neuroscience
One of the world's most-cited scholars, Noam Chomsky talks about linguistics, activism, and MIT as a military research institute.
MIT Institute Professor and former United States Secretary of the Air Force Sheila Widnall talks about the "Widnall Instability." (film short)
Salman Rushdie addresses an audience about his youth and expresses his gratitude to MIT (film short).
Paul E. Gray becomes the 14th president of his alma mater in this 1980 inauguration.
Lester Thurow and Carl Sagan talk about upcoming changes in the organization of the global economy.
Professor Eric Lander, founding director of the Broad Institute, shares reflections on the history of the Human Genome Project (HGP).
Margaret MacVicar was an advocate for diversity and the humanities
The important Ocean Engineering work happening at MIT is discussed
Barack Obama visits MIT to learn about innovations taking place under the dome
Institute Professor, emerita<br />Professor of Electrical Engineering and Physics, emerita
1978 interview with John G. Trump, a pioneer in radiation technology.
John G. Trump and Lauriston S. Taylor discuss therapeutic radiology
Trustees announced the selection of Susan Hockfield as MIT's 16th president
Students design and construct vehicle models with the aim of minimizing environmental impact
MIT's hydrophobic technology being used in the military is described
A description of the significance of one of the most provocative publications of the 18th century, Diderot's <em>Encyclopédie</em>
Professor Eric Grimson demonstrtates his research in image guided surgery
Interviews from a number of MIT professors and alumni who had spent their childhood in farming communities
Students participate in a dating game show using infra-red technology
Interviews with several MIT faculty, students, and administrators regarding the importance of innovation
Professor Jerry Milgram studies the causes of various ship accidents
The McGovern Institute for Brain Research solves mysteries related to brain disorders
Webcast footage of red-tailed hawk chicks growing up
Nobel Laureates on MIT's faculty are featured
Professor Tunney Lee talks about the development of an urban planning project
Judson R. Baron and Eugene E. Covert talk about MIT's Wright Brothers Wind Tunnel
The phenomenon of "MIThenge" occurs inside the Infinite Corridor
The oath of office for new Army cadets and MIT graduates is recited
The Stata Center offers a place where the MIT community can collaborate, convene, and innovate
Doc Draper's work with MIT's aeronautics and astronautics program is remembered
The "Boston Arm" and its importance as an early prosthetic device is shown
John Fitch interviews the makers of the Apollo mission's computer systems
Elizabeth Goldring explains the capabilities of her "seeing machine"
Interview with Professor Alan Lightman, best-selling author of <em>Einstein's Dreams</em>
Footage of Field Day, an event that pits freshmen versus sophomores in various athletic events
Shirley A. Jackson recalls the passing of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as an MIT student.
Film clips depicting social and academic life of the Institute prior to 1976