Falling for science : objects in mind / edited and with an introduction by Sherry Turkle.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Turkle, Sherry.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Study and teaching--United States.

Science.

Engineering--Study and teaching--United States.

Engineering.

Technology--Study and teaching--United States.

Technology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (331 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Passion for objects and love for science: scientists and students reflect on how objects fired their scientific imaginations.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction: Falling for Science""; ""Part I MIT Students and Their Objects (1979�2007)""; ""What We See""; ""What We Sense""; ""What We Model""; ""What We Play""; ""What We Build""; ""What We Sort""; ""What We Program""; ""Part II Mentors and Their Objects""; ""What We See""; ""What We Sense""; ""What We Model""; ""What We Play""; ""What We Build""; ""What We Sort""; ""What We Program""; ""Objects in Mind""; ""Epilogue: What Inspires?""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography and Suggested Readings""; ""Illustration Credits""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-304) and index.

ISBN:

0-262-29387-0

1-282-10012-2

9786612100123

0-262-28523-1

1-4356-4790-4

OCLC:

923251069