Countless Connecting Threads, 2013
by Deborah G. Douglas, with Ariel Weinberg
Whirlwind Computer Core
The first digital computer to operate in real-time, developed by Jay Forrester and Project Whirlwind, 1946-1953
Whirlwind Computer Core
The first digital computer to operate in real-time, developed by Jay Forrester and Project Whirlwind, 1946-1953
Boston’s Central Artery/Tunnel Plan (the “Big Dig”)
Frederick Salvucci, 1970s
Model of tRNA’s Structure
Alexander Rich, 1973
Weather Radar Research
In the early 60s, Professor Spiros “Speed” Geotis asked meteorologists from WBZ-TV to invite Boston residents to send in a postcard whenever they experienced a hailstorm. The information gathered helped prove one could use radar to predict hailstorms
Apollo GNC System Simulator
Used to test the hardware and software for every Apollo mission, designed under Professor Charles Stark Draper, 1960s
Differential Analyzer
An analog electromechanical device developed in 1931 by Professor Vannevar Bush to solve complex differential equations
Echelle grating from MIT Spectroscopy Laboratory
Developed by Professor George Harrison after his accurate listing of more than 100,000 different wavelengths generated by different elements, 1930s
Stereoscope and Stereograph View of “Boston Tech”
A collection from various Boston photography studios, 19th century
3D Model of HM’s Brain
Made by Bruce Fischl, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University School of Medicine
Original Seats, Room 10-250
1916-1977
Strain Gage Denture Tenderometer
Aaron Brody, 1956
PowerFoot One Prosthetic Foot
Hugh Herr, 2007
MIT is… 36 (Of Many) Pictures and Stories, exhibition view, 2012
MIT is… 36 (Of Many) Pictures and Stories, exhibition view, 2012
MIT is… 36 (Of Many) Pictures and Stories, exhibition view, 2012
MIT is… 36 (Of Many) Pictures and Stories, exhibition view, 2012
MIT is… 36 (Of Many) Pictures and Stories, exhibition view, 2012
MIT is… 36 (Of Many) Pictures and Stories, exhibition view, 2012
MIT 150
In 2010, I photographed the objects for the MIT Museum’s landmark 2011 exhibition, MIT 150. The show commemorated the Institute’s sesquitennial celebration with a selection of 150 of its most evocative objects, selected with the assistance of the MIT community. Countless Connecting Threads, the lavishly illustrated and detailed book on these objects that represent the essence of MIT, was published two years later.
MIT is… 36 (Of Many) Pictures and Stories, was a show of selected photographs on display in the Compton Gallery in 2012-2013.