Symposia and Conferences

Showcasing four decades of symposia and conferences discussing breakthroughs, developments and trends in technology, medicine, the humanities, and social science.

May 12, 198601:58:00

Ronald E. McNair Building Dedication Symposium, "The Space Frontier: 'Hanging It Over the Edge'" (12/5/1986)

The MIT community gathers to celebrate the life of astronaut Ronald McNair PhD '77 at a symposium on space exploration in his honor and memory.

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Jun 10, 200001:52:25

School of Humanities, Arts and Social Science (SHASS) 50th Anniversary Colloquium, “Asking the Right Questions” (Session 2) 10/6/2000

MIT faculty and guests John Harbison, Anita Desai and Louise Glück - a composer, an author and a poet - join musician Ellen Harris to consider how artists tell their own stories.

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Jul 10, 200001:55:52

School of Arts, Humanities and Social Science (SHASS) 50th Anniversary Colloquium, “Asking the Right Questions” (Session 4) 10/7/2000

Joshua Cohen leads a discussion with Suzanne Berger, Robert Solow and Kenneth Arrow on the theme, “Is Capitalism Good for Democracy?”

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Jun 10, 202001:51:31

School of Humanities, Arts and Social Science (SHASS) 50th Anniversary Colloquium, “Asking the Right Questions” (Session 1) 10/6/2000

Jay Keyser moderates a discussion with Noam Chomsky, Steven Pinker and Hilary Putnam titled "What Do We Know About Human Nature?"

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Jul 10, 200002:12:27

School of Humanities, Art and Social Science (SHASS) 50th Anniversary Colloquium, “Asking the Right Questions” (Session 3) 10/7/2000

Rosalind Williams leads a discussion with John Dower and Pauline Maier on the theme, “How Do History and Memory Shape Each Other?"

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Jul 02, 199502:09:35

"Science in the National Interest: A Shared Commitment” - MIT Symposium (Session 1/3) 2/7/1995

The conference on science and national policy features John Gibbons delivering the keynote address, and presentations by Joseph Miller and Frank Rhodes as part of the morning program.

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Jul 02, 199502:26:45

"Science in the National Interest: A Shared Commitment” - MIT Symposium (Session 2/3) 2/7/1995

The first afternoon panel focuses on basic research and industry, with Leon Rosenberg, Phillip Sharp, John McTague, George Whitesides, Bill Brinkman, Anita Jones and Jeremy Knowles.

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Jul 02, 199502:12:31

"Science in the National Interest: A Shared Commitment” - MIT Symposium (Session 3/3) 2/7/1995

The last conference session focuses on education and industry, with Sheila Tobias, James Vincent, Allan Bromley, John A. Armstrong and M.R.C. Greenwood.

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Dec 10, 199502:46:17

MIT/Brown Vannevar Bush Symposium - Fifty Years After 'As We May Think’ (Part 1/5)

Paul Penfield, Andy van Dam, Paul Kahn, Doug Engelbart and Ted Nelson open the symposium celebrating the vision and legacy of Vannevar Bush D.Eng. '16.

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Dec 10, 199501:35:00

MIT/Brown Vannevar Bush Symposium - Fifty Years After 'As We May Think' (Part 3/5)

Michael Lesk talks about information retrieval, and then joins Tim Berners-Lee and Bob Kahn for Q&A discussion.

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Dec 10, 199501:52:24

MIT/Brown Vannevar Bush Symposium - Fifty Years After 'As We May Think' (Part 2/5)

Speakers Bob Kahn and Tim Berners-Lee talk about digital technology and hypertext, at the MIT symposium celebrating half a century since the publication of Vannevar Bush’s seminal paper.

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Jan 12, 200501:25:33

Picower Institute for Learning and Memory Inaugural Symposium: “The Future of the Brain," pt. 3

Tom Insel, Li Huei Tsai and Kerry Ressler reflect on memory and disease, in the first of two afternoon sessions.

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Jan 12, 200501:28:01

Picower Institute for Learning and Memory Inaugural Symposium: "The Future of the Brain," pt. 1

Fellow Nobel Laureates Susumu Tonegawa, Sydney Brenner and Richard Axel offer presentations during the first part of the morning session.

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Jan 12, 200501:43:25

Picower Institute for Learning and Memory Inaugural Symposium: “The Future of the Brain," pt. 2

Nobel Laureates Eric Kandel and James Watson give presentations and then join fellow Laureates Sydney Brenner, Richard Axel and Susumu Tonegawa for a panel discussion.

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Jan 12, 200501:44:58

Picower Institute for Learning and Memory Inaugural Symposium: “The Future of the Brain," pt. 4

Alexander Shulgin, Christof Koch and Patricia Smith Churchland explore the potentials and parameters of human consciousness, in the second afternoon session.

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Nov 06, 200902:33:48

Giant Leaps Symposium (session 1), "Apollo: Reflections and Lessons” - MIT AeroAstro

Apollo program participants reflect on the legacy and lessons of the Moon landing, forty years later.

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Nov 06, 200901:34:40

Giant Leaps Symposium (session 2), “The Next Giant Leaps in Energy, the Environment and Air Transportation” - MIT AeroAstro

MIT alumni and other luminaries gather for the Moon landing’s fortieth anniversary to explore the future of aeronautics and the environment.

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Nov 06, 200901:39:20

Giant Leaps Symposium (session 3), "The Next Giant Leaps in Space Exploration” - MIT AeroAstro

On the 40th anniversary of the Moon landing, MIT professors and colleagues discuss the future of exploration in space.

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Jan 05, 200102:05:44

White House Office of Science & Technology Policy, 25th Anniversary Symposium (pt.1) MIT

The White House OSTP celebrates its 25th anniversary at MIT, reflecting the Institute’s long history of public service; morning speakers include Bill Golden, Ed David Jr., H. Guyford Stever and John Porter.

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Jan 05, 200102:07:06

White House Office of Science & Technology Policy, 25th Anniversary Symposium (pt.2) MIT

The White House OSTP celebrates its 25th anniversary at MIT, which has a long history of public service. Late morning speakers include: Phil Smith, George Keyworth, D. Allan Bromley and Neal Lane.

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Jan 05, 200102:51:44

White House Office of Science & Technology Policy, 25th Anniversary Symposium (pt.3) MIT

The White House OSTP celebrates its 25th anniversary at MIT, reflecting the Institute’s long history of public service. Afternoon speakers include: Rita Rossi Colwell, William Wolf, Dan Hastings, Charles Holland, Phillip Sharp, David D. Clark, Ronald Prinn and Chuck Vest.

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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 10, 199903:38:46

Horst Störmer, Dan Tsui & Bob Laughlin - 1998 Nobel Laureates in Physics at MIT Symposium 10/8/1999

Three newly minted Nobel Laureates share anecdotes and research insights about their collaborative discoveries and their shared prize.

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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 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

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Mar 12, 199701:19:46

Ray Kurzweil, "The Age of Spiritual Machines” - God and Computers: Minds, Machines, and Metaphysics (A.I. Lab Lecture Series)

MIT alum Ray Kurzweil, renowned computer scientist, inventor, author and futurist, shares some thoughts about his upcoming book, “The Age of Spiritual Machines.”

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Dec 04, 201100:59:13

Computation and the Transformation of Practically Everything: A.M. Turing Awards Winners Panel Discussions

An assembly of Turing Award recipients talk about their work in the field of computer science

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May 05, 201100:07:54

Brains, Minds, and Machines: Closing Remarks

Joshua Tennenbaum contributes some final thoughts to end the symposium

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May 05, 201101:23:13

Brains, Minds, and Machines: Consciousness and Intelligence

Panelists predict the degree to which machines have consciousness one day

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May 05, 201101:40:52

Brains, Minds, and Machines: Nature and Nurture

Is personality and disposition innate or composed by experiences?

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Apr 05, 201102:12:11

Brains, Minds, and Machines: Keynote Panel—Why is it Time to Try Again? A Look to the Future

Panel on artificial intelligence

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Apr 05, 201101:27:23

Brains, Minds, and Machines: Vision and Action

Visual applications to artificial intelligence are discussed

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Apr 05, 201101:32:10

Brains, Minds, and Machines: Language and Thought

How do language and semantics apply to machines?

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May 05, 201102:29:22

Brains, Minds, and Machines: The Marketplace for Intelligence

How has machine intelligence been translated to the marketplace?

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Nov 04, 201101:25:37

Computation and the Transformation of Practically Everything: History

A historical recap of computation and advances in artificial intelligence

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Nov 04, 201100:35:55

Computation and the Transformation of Practically Everything: Current Research (Session 2)

Speakers talk about advances being made in EECS research

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Nov 04, 201100:03:21

Computation and the Transformation of Practically Everything: Closing Remarks (Day 1)

Eric Grimson talks about the advances made in the fields of computer science and electrical engineering

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Dec 04, 201100:03:36

Computation and the Transformation of Practically Everything: Closing Remarks (Day 2)

Victor Zue concludes the second day of the symposium with a message of thanks for those involved

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Dec 04, 201201:14:24

Computation and the Transformation of Practically Everything: Computing for Everyone

The role of computers as universal tools for education and societal advancement is discussed

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Apr 26, 201101:23:24

Future of Exploration: MIT Astronaut Alumni Panel

Alumni who have made the trip to outer space talk about their experience

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Feb 14, 200801:28:07

Jerome I. Friedman

Nobel Laureate in Physics Institute Professor, emeritus

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Apr 13, 199900:31:47

Michael Dertouzos, “Doing More by Doing Less” - MIT LCS35 Birthday Conference 4/13/1999

The Director of the MIT Laboratory for Computer Science Michael Dertouzos announces Project Oxygen, and looks to the future.

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May 15, 199200:26:57

Ulrich J. Becker, “L3 at LEP” - LNS46 Symposium: On the Matter of Particles

MIT physics professor Ulrich Becker discusses the L3 experiment on the Large Electron-Positron collider (LEP), at a symposium celebrating the 46th anniversary of MIT's Laboratory for Nuclear Science.

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Oct 13, 199501:43:04

MIT/Brown Vannevar Bush Symposium - Fifty Years After 'As We May Think' (Part 4/5)

Nicholas Negroponte and Raj Reddy talk about being digital and Bush’s intelligent systems.

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Oct 13, 199502:54:35

MIT/Brown Vannevar Bush Symposium - Fifty Years After 'As We May Think' (Part 5/5)

Lee Sproull and Alan Kay talk about computer support and about SIMEX, and join the final Q&A with all the symposium speakers.

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Oct 23, 199901:04:40

The Global Environment: Critical Issues for the Next Century - Henry W. Kendall Memorial Symposium at MIT (1/5)

Sen. Timothy Wirth, President of the UN Foundation, speaks about the late MIT professor and Nobel Laureate Henry W. Kendall, and his commitment to tackling environmental issues.

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Oct 23, 199901:32:12

The Global Environment: Critical Issues for the Next Century - Henry W. Kendall Memorial Symposium at MIT (2/5)

Edward O. Wilson (Harvard) and Robert Watson (World Bank Panel on Climate Change) present talks on the status of biodiversity and on climate change, in memory of the late MIT professor and Nobel Laureate Henry Kendall.

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Oct 23, 199900:40:51

The Global Environment: Critical Issues for the Next Century - Henry W. Kendall Memorial Symposium at MIT (3/5)

Nuclear physics pioneer Richard Garwin speaks about nuclear weapons in the 21st century, at an event to celebrate the legacy of the late MIT Professor Henry W. Kendall.

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Oct 23, 199900:43:02

The Global Environment: Critical Issues for the Next Century - Henry W. Kendall Memorial Symposium at MIT (5/5)

Frank Wilzcek talks about quarks and gluons, at an event celebrating the legacy of the late MIT Professor Henry Kendall.

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Oct 23, 199901:46:31

The Global Environment: Critical Issues for the Next Century - Henry W. Kendall Memorial Symposium at MIT (4/5)

Ernest Moniz, Rush Holt, Sharon Begley and Howard Reese discuss the role of scientists in public policy, followed by a viewing of two short films for the <span style="font-size: 13.008000373840332px;">ECO/UCS </span>program "A Perfect Balance."

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Sep 14, 200102:45:48

Apollo Guidance Computer Project - MIT Conference Series, Part 2

The second of four conferences of the Apollo Guidance Computer Project held at MIT brought together engineers, scientists, astronauts and administrators who had worked on the AGC, to discuss software and simulation issues.

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Nov 30, 200104:00:27

Apollo Guidance Computer Project - MIT Conference Series, Part 3

The third of four conferences comprising the Apollo Guidance Computer Project at MIT centered on manufacturing and mechanical design issues, and brought together engineers, scientists, astronauts and administrators who had worked on the AGC.

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Oct 28, 199501:15:00

U.S. Vice-President Al Gore - Keynote Address, Society of Environmental Journalists Fifth Annual Conference

Al Gore discusses environmental issues in the presidential campaign, at an international conference aimed to improve the quality and quantity of environmental coverage in the media.

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Jun 15, 200101:36:09

Susan Sontag, E. O. Wilson & Roger Penrose at MIT - Images & Meaning Conference 2001

A conversation among visionaries about images in science that have changed the way we view ourselves, at a conference organized by science photographer Felice Frankel.

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Nov 14, 198700:56:38

Carl Sagan - Guest Speaker at Sloan Symposium "Management in the Year 2000”

Prof. Carl Sagan gives a sobering talk on the science, technology and business environments he envisions in the new millennium ahead.

Symposia and Conferences

Sep 27, 198600:59:54

Carl Sagan, "Joining the Universe” - The Worlds of Philip Morrison Symposium (Day 2)

Astronomer and science communicator Carl Sagan gives a talk titled “Joining the Universe,” in celebration of Institute Professor Philip Morrison's 70th birthday.

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May 15, 199200:28:36

Louis S. Osborne, “Mesons & Baryons” - LNS46 Symposium: On the Matter of Particles

MIT professor Lou Osborne talks about experimental particle physics.

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May 15, 199200:35:07

Dirk Walecka, “Electron Scattering by Nuclei” - LNS46 Symposium: On the Matter of Particles

On the occasion of the 46th anniversary of MIT’s Laboratory for Nuclear Science, Dirk Walecka presents a talk on electron scattering by nuclei.

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May 14, 199200:10:17

Robert J. Birgeneau, Arthur K. Kerman and Peter T. Demos, Opening Remarks - LNS46 Symposium: On the Matter of Particles

The MIT Dean of Science, the LNS director and the conference chair open the anniversary symposium.

Symposia and Conferences

May 14, 199200:57:35

William Wallenmeyer, “LNS Through the Eyes of the Funders” - LNS46 Symposium: On the Matter of Particles

Bill Wallenmeyer, former director of the Division for High Energy Physics (HEP) at the U.S. Department of Energy, talks about working at the interface of science and government.

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May 14, 199200:23:48

William L. Kraushaar, “The Origins of Gamma-Ray Astronomy” - LNS46 Symposium: On the Matter of Particles

Former MIT professor Bill Kraushaar, a pioneer in the field of high-energy astronomy, shares remarks on the history of his field.

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May 15, 199200:28:07

L. Gregor Herten, “The Future of L3 at LHC” - LNS46 Symposium: On the Matter of Particles

L. Gregor Herten presents updates on the L3 detector and the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), at CERN.

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May 15, 199200:37:10

Glenn R. Young, “New States of Nuclear Matter” - LNS46 Symposium: On the Matter of Particles

Glenn Young shares his experiences as a graduate student in the mid-1970s and highlights key elements of his own research.

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May 14, 199200:41:22

Martin Deutsch, “Physics on a Human Scale” - LNS46 Symposium: On the Matter of Particles

Professor Emeritus Martin Deutsch '37, PhD '41, famous for his discovery of positronium, shares personal recollections of his life in physics.

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May 14, 199200:44:21

Gabriele Veneziano, “Dual Modes to Strings” - LNS46 Symposium: On the Matter of Particles

Gabriele Veneziano, an Italian theoretical physicist and former researcher at MIT, and one of the pioneers of string theory, delivers a talk about the dual modes to strings.

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Jan 15, 198700:50:13

Project Athena - X Window System Users and Developers Conference, Day 2 [6/6]

The session includes a discussion of the X Toolkit followed by Q&A.

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Jan 14, 198700:48:26

Project Athena - X Window System Users and Developers Conference, Day 1 [1/4]

Session speakers include Joe Bowbeer, Branko J. Gerovac and David C. Carter, moderated by Bob Scheifler.

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Jan 14, 198700:40:57

Project Athena - X Window System Users and Developers Conference, Day 1 [2/4]

Session speakers include Peter Doyle and Philip Gust.

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Jan 14, 198701:24:12

Project Athena - X Window System Users and Developers Conference, Day 1 [3/4]

Session speakers include Andrew J. Palay, Ann Mei Chang, Hania Gajewska and Kurt Hoyt.

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Jan 14, 198701:00:57

Project Athena - X Window System Users and Developers Conference, Day 1 [4/4]

Session speakers include Richard Carling, Michael Urban and C. Douglas Blewett.

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Jan 15, 198700:50:27

Project Athena - X Window System Users and Developers Conference, Day 2 [1/6]

Session speakers include Steve Lehrman (opening remarks), Jim Gettys, Dan Dikeman and Christopher Burdorf.

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Jan 15, 198700:49:00

Project Athena - X Window System Users and Developers Conference, Day 2 [2/6]

Session speakers include Lawrence A. Rowe and Greg Coleman.

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Jan 15, 198700:51:09

Project Athena - X Window System Users and Developers Conference, Day 2 [3/6]

Session speakers include Frank Hall and Jon Brewster.

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Jan 15, 198700:45:33

Project Athena - X Window System Users and Developers Conference, Day 2 [4/6]

Session speakers include Phil Carlton and Todd Newman, moderated by Bob Scheifler.

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Jan 15, 198700:53:33

Project Athena - X Window System Users and Developers Conference, Day 2 [5/6]

Session speakers include Todd Newman, Sue Anne Gigrante and Raymond Drury.

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May 14, 199200:50:14

Alan Guth, “Inflationary Cosmology” - LNS46 Symposium: On the Matter of Particles

On the occasion of the 46th anniversary of MIT’s Laboratory for Nuclear Science, Prof. Alan Guth ofers a presenation on inflationary cosmology.

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May 15, 199200:35:50

Philip Morrison, “Counting Heads: A Physicist’s Model of Population Growth” - LNS46 Symposium: On the Matter of Particles

Institute Professor Philip Morrison offers a talk on Sergei Kapitsa's theory of population growth.

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May 15, 199200:45:54

Henry W. Kendall, “Finding Quarks With Electron Beams” - LNS46 Symposium: On the Matter of Particles

Prof. Henry Kendall presents a talk on his Nobel-prizing-winning work using electron beams to locate quarks.

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May 15, 199200:28:48

William E. Turchinetz, “The Bates Laboratory” - LNS46 Symposium: On the Matter of Particles

Prof. Bill Turchinetz presents a historical sketch of the Bates Laboratory, of which he was an instrumental co-founder, and Associate Director for many years.

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May 15, 199200:31:41

Robert Lourie, “Probing the Nucleus with Electrons” - LNS46 Symposium: On the Matter of Particles

On the occasion of the 46th anniversary of MIT’s Laboratory for Nuclear Science, MIT alum Bob Lourie offers a presentation on his work probing the nucleus with electrons.

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May 14, 199200:36:29

Victor Weisskopf, “My Life at LNS” - LNS46 Symposium: On the Matter of Particles

Victor ('Viki') Weisskopf, renowned for his contributions in the area of quantum electrodynamics, offers personal reminiscences on his life and work at MIT's LNS since its founding in 1946.

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May 14, 199200:38:11

Steven E. Koonin, “Supercomputer Visualization” - LNS46 Symposium: On the Matter of Particles

Theoretical physicist Steven E. Kooning PhD ’75 presents a talk on supercomputer visualization.

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May 14, 199200:38:41

George W. Clark, “The Bruno Rossi Era” - LNS46 Symposium: On the Matter of Particles

George W. Clark, MIT faculty member and a central figure in the development of high-energy astrophysics, presents a talk on his experiences collaborating with Bruno Rossi on cosmic ray research at the LNS.

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May 14, 199200:35:11

Roman Jackiw, “Surprising Successes of Field Theory” - LNS46 Symposium: On the Matter of Particles

Roman W. Jackiw, famous for his discovery of the so-called axial anomaly, offers a talk on successes in field theory.

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May 14, 199200:48:36

Herman Feshbach, “The Optical Model” - LNS46 Symposium: On the Matter of Particles

Institute Professor Herman Feshbach discusses his work on the optical model, on the occasion of the 46th anniversary of MIT’s Laboratory for Nuclear Science.

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May 14, 199200:44:38

Frederic John Eppling, “An Overview” - LNS46 Symposium: On the Matter of Particles

On the occasion of the 46th anniversary of MIT’s Laboratory for Nuclear Science, staff physicist Fred Eppling offers an overview of life and work at the LNS.

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Feb 14, 199206:03:34

Workshop on Global Climate Change - John Deutch, John Sununu, guests - Sloan School

MIT alums John M. Deutch and John H. Sununu gathered a group of 20 experts to consider what, if any, consensus existed about global climate change, four months before the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change was to be held in Brazil.

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Sep 27, 198600:53:49

Philip Morrison, "Remarks of an Equinox” - The Worlds of Philip Morrison Symposium (Day 2)

Institute Professor Philip Morrison shares insights and personal reminiscences, including encounters with Albert Einstein, at a symposium in his honor.

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Sep 27, 198601:05:52

Hans Bethe, "Solar Neutrinos” - The Worlds of Philip Morrison Symposium (Day 2)

Nobel Laureate Hans Bethe gives a presentation on solar neutrinos and stellar nucleo-synthesis, to celebrate Institute Professor Philip Morrison's 70th birthday.

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Sep 26, 198600:32:30

Alan Guth, "The Inflationary Universe” - The Worlds of Philip Morrison Symposium (Day 1)

Prof. Alan Guth offers a talk on the inflationary universe, in celebration of Institute Professor Philip Morrison's 70th birthday.

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May 15, 199200:43:03

Jerome I. Friedman, “New Horizons in Particle Physics” - LNS46 Symposium: On the Matter of Particles

Institute Professor and Nobel Laureate Jerome I. Friedman offers a presentation on cutting-edge research in physics.

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May 15, 199200:53:02

Samuel C. C. Ting, “Muons, Electrons and Gamma Rays” - LNS46 Symposium: On the Matter of Particles

Prof. Samuel C.C. Ting, Nobel Laureate, delivers a talk about his research on gamma rays.

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Mar 16, 201101:23:50

Conquering Cancer: Engineering Solutions to the Problems of Cancer

Fighting against cancer with engineering insight

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Mar 16, 201101:25:02

Conquering Cancer: Personalized Cancer Care

Treating cancer with a personal touch

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Apr 27, 201101:26:30

Future of Exploration: Exploration Visions (Panel 2)

More speakers weigh in on what exploration will be like in the future

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Apr 27, 201100:01:42

Future of Exploration: Closing Remarks

Dava Newman delivers some final insightful thoughts

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