Exhibiting Race: Black Women and Men in Science and Technology
Debbie Douglas, Darian Hendricks
Mon Jan 20, 01-05:00pm, MIT Museum
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 17-Jan-2003
Single session event
Do you want to change the world? This is a workshop to conceptualize a traveling exhibition documenting the achievement of black scientists, engineers, architects, inventors and entrepreneurs. The goal of the exhibit is to change public perceptions and to recruit the next generation of black sci/tech professionals. In an afternoon, you will design an exhibition. Working together in small teams, facilitators will challenge you with a series of fast-paced exercises. There will be plenty of refreshments to sustain you and a pizza party to celebrate your success at the end. A joint project of BAMIT and the MIT Museum, co-sponsored by the MIT Women's Studies Program and the Center for the Study of Diversity in Science, Technology, and Medicine in the Program for Science, Technology, and Society
Contact: Debbie Douglas, N51-201, x3-1766, ddouglas@mit.edu
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Guided Tour of "Fame" at H.A. Burnham Shipyard
Dave Brown (Essex Shipbuilding Museum), Kurt Hasselbalch
Wed Jan 29, Thu Jan 30, 10am-02:00pm, MIT Museum, Bus departs MIT Museum
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 15-Jan-2003
Limited to 12 participants.
Prereq: none
Fee: 35.00 for transportation and lunch
A rare opportunity to go back in time and witness ship construction at the beginning of the 19th century. "Fame" was a 50' Chebacco Schooner built in 1812 as a privateer. An authentic reproduction of "Fame" is now under construction at the H.A. Burnham Shipyard in Essex, MA; it will be available for day sails out of Salem, MA in the summer of 2003. Harold A. Burnham is well known in the wooden boat world. the. The charismatic Essex Shipbuilding Museum (ESM) Shipyard Manager Dave Brown will provide a rich and rewarding tour of this remarkable ship under construction.
Contact: Kurt Hasselbalch, N52-2nd flr, x3-5942, kurt@mit.edu
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Holography Studio Series
Stephanie Hunt, Oliver Cossairt
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 8 participants.
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Fee: 5.00 for materials
Each session of this series will introduce you to a different holographic technique or application. Visit the web contact to learn specific information about each session.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/museum/holographyiap/
Contact: Stephanie Hunt, MIT Museum, x3-4405, museum-programs@mit.edu
Session 1: Laser Transmission Holography
Stephanie Hunt, Oliver Cossairt
Tue Jan 7, 01-03:00pm, MIT Museum
Session 2: White Light Transmission (Rainbow) Holography
Stephanie Hunt, Oliver Cossairt
Wed Jan 8, 01-03:00pm, MIT Museum
Session 3: Single Beam Reflection Holography
Stephanie Hunt, Oliver Cossairt
Thu Jan 9, 01-03:00pm, MIT Museum
Session 4: Holographic Shadowgrams
Stephanie Hunt, Oliver Cossairt
Fri Jan 10, 01-03:00pm, MIT Museum
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How to Use a Slide Rule
Craig B. Watkins
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Signup by: 08-Jan-2003
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Is the universe analog or digital? If the latter, your calculator will get you through in a pinch. If the former, you'll want to be able to use a slide rule when things get dark. Some slide rules will be provided; it is preferred that you bring your own. Note location different for each session.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/watko/www/slide.html
Contact: Craig B. Watkins, 24-611, x3-2872, watko@mit.edu
How to Use a Slide Rule
Craig B. Watkins
Note location.
Wed Jan 8, 03-04:00pm, MIT Museum
How to Use a Slide Rule
Craig B. Watkins
Note location.
Wed Jan 15, 04-05:00pm, ESF 24-619
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LittleVision: Storytelling in a Tiny World
Stephanie Hunt, Megan Galbraith, Simon Greenwold
Tue Jan 14, Wed Jan 15, 01-04:00pm, MIT Museum
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 14 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: none
Fee: 30.00 for materials fee
Tell it Tiny! Make a 25 second long video story using a webcam, then burn your masterpiece directly onto LittleVision - a tiny 10X14 LED display screen powered by a PIC microncontroller. Wear this self-containted video brick in your pocket, stick it on the fridge, or host your own TinyFilmFestival. It's like a tiny red world you can hold in your hand. At the end of the workshop, take your tiny story home to share with family and friends. LittleVision comes to us from the Aesthetics + Computation Group at the MIT Media Lab.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/museum/tinystoriesiap/
Contact: Stephanie Hunt, MIT Museum, x3-4405, museum-programs@mit.edu
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Lofting II: Setting up to Build the Tech Dinghy
David Corcoran Bullhouse Boatworks, Kurt Hasselbalch
Mon Jan 27 thru Fri Jan 31, 09am-05:00pm, N51-160
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 15-Jan-2003
Limited to 8 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: none
Fee: 20.00 for for tour of Shipyard
This new course is an evolution of last years' Lofting the Tech Dinghy class. Master boatwright David Corcoran will review last years lofting (the scaling of a boat's lines plan to full-size) and teach hopeful boat builders the tricks to develop all the patterns and molds needed to build the Tech Dinghy. This is a great opportunity to learn an essential segment of translating plans to the construction process from a top craftsman. On Friday the 31st the class can take a guided tour of "Fame", a 50' War of 1812 Privateer being built now at the Burnham Shipyard in Essex, MA. Co-sponsored by the Department of Architecture.
Contact: Kurt Hasselbalch, N52-2nd flr, x3-5942, kurt@mit.edu
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The Art of Designing a 19th Century Ship
Reuben Smith (Tumblehome Boatworks), Dave Brown (Essex Shipbuilding Museum - ESM), Kurt Hasselbalch
Mon Jan 27 thru Fri Jan 31, 09am-05:00pm, N51-160
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 15-Jan-2003
Limited to 12 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: none
Fee: 25.00 for Materials and tour of Shipyard.
Before the wide adaptation of scientific design in the late 19th-century, ship and boat builders sculpted hull shape in the form of a half-hull model. This course will teach you how to design a ship in the traditional method. ESM Shipyard Manager will act as the client for the ship and orient the class in the design requirements. You will receive expert instruction in how to carve your design and in the use of hand tools by the ever popular Hart IAP instructor and professional boat builder Reuben Smith. On Friday 31st you can compare your models with the real thing. The class will have a guided tour of "Fame", a 50' War of 1812 Privateer being built now at the Burnham Shipyard in Essex, MA. Co-sponsored by the Department of Architecture.
Contact: Kurt Hasselbalch, N52-2nd flr, x3-5942, kurt@mit.edu
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