Second Fridays

Ready, Set, ZOOM!

Zoom into the new year with a showcase of high-speed engineering projects by MIT students. See the latest models and talk with MIT Motorsports, the MIT Rocket Team, MIT's Design/Build/Fly Team, and others about race cars, rocket ships and more!

5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Spacewar! Turns 50

In 1961, Digital Equipment Corporation gave MIT a PDP-1 computer and the games began. From discussions about "interesting displays" to new lessons in interactive programming, MIT's Kludge Room became the birthplace of Spacewar! Celebrate the 50th anniversary of this momentous occasion with a larger-than-life celebration of this influential game. From 5:30 p.m., you will be able to play a new iteration of Spacewar! by the Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab on a giant mockup of the PDP-1 monitor. At 6:30 p.m. there is a panel discussion on Spacewar! and the PDP-1 computer featuring a member of "Spacewar!'s" original creative team, Martin "Slug" Graetz and members of the PDP-1 Restoration Project; Eric Smith and Mike Cheponis. Moderating this discussion will be GAMBIT's U.S. Executive Director, Philip Tan.

5:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Nautical Night

Celebrate MIT and the sea at MIT Museum's third annual Nautical Night. Activities and demonstrations abound as you chart your course through MIT's rich history of ocean science, technology and engineering. Featuring presentations, demonstrations, and activities from MIT Sea Grant and others. Further details to be announced.

5:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Rivers of Ice

The MIT Museum welcomes to you to the public opening of the Rivers of Ice exhibition during our monthly free evening. Details to be announced

Documenting Science: Berenice Abbott at MIT

Explore the art and science behind the work of photographer Berenice Abbott. Details to be announced