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WATCH: “The Early Years” with Jim Gates

Posted by Seandor Szeles | 08 February 2013

Jim Gates describes how a character on the TV show “Make Room For Daddy” (1953-1965) opened his eyes to MIT, “where they only make you study the good stuff.”

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