In this lecture, Professor Smith talks about William Barton Rogers and his role in the founding of MIT. Professor Mindell discusses what makes MIT different from other modern universities.

In this lecture, Prof. Mindell discusses the role of MIT, and technology in general, during the cold war.

The first class of STS.050: History of MIT. In this class, professors Merritt Roe Smith and David Mindell talk about what is expected of students, MIT 150, and some general ideas about what MIT is. They ask about the nature of the word "tech."