STS.050 | Spring 2011 | Undergraduate

The History of MIT

Lecture Videos

SES # TOPICS VIDEOS SPEAKERS
1 Introduction, Course Overview, What is Technology? Session 1: Introduction, Course Overview, What is Technology? David Mindell, Merrit Roe Smith, Karen Arensen
2 America in 1850: The Age of Transformation Session 2: America in 1850: The Age of Transformation David Mindell, Merrit Roe Smith
3 William Barton Rogers & The Foundational Years, 1861–1896 Session 3: William Barton Rogers & The Foundational Years, 1861-1896 David Mindell, Merrit Roe Smith
4 Harvard, MIT, and Building a New Campus Session 4: Harvard, MIT, and Building a New Campus David Mindell, Merrit Roe Smith, Mark Jarzombek
5 MIT and the Corporate World in the Age of Big Business, 1890–1930 Session 5: MIT and the corporate world in the age of big business, 1890-1930 David Mindell, Merrit Roe Smith, Ross Bassett
6 World War I, the 1920s, and the 1930s Session 6: World War I, the 1920s, and the 1930s David Mindell, Merrit Roe Smith, Rosalind Williams
7 Symposium: Leaders in Science and Engineering: The Women of MIT There is no video for this session  
8 Class Meets at MIT Museum There is no video for this session  
9 Symposium: Computation and the Transformation of Practically Everything There is no video for this session  
10 World War II and the Aftermath Session 10: World War II and the Aftermath David Mindell, Merrit Roe Smith
11 Sputnik and the Cold War 0Session 11: Sputnik and the Cold War David Mindell, Merrit Roe Smith
12 Aerospace and Computing in the 1960s, Lab Life in the 1970s, The Past Three Decades Session 12: Aerospace and Computing in the 1960s, Lab Life in the 1970s, The Past Three Decades David Mindell, Merrit Roe Smith

Course Info

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Spring 2011
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