| Acknowledgments | x |
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| Sherry Turkle | Introduction: Falling for Science
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| PART I
MIT Students and Their Objects (1979– 2007)
What Makes A Scientist? | |
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| WHAT WE SEE | |
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| Steven Schwartz | Maps (1982) | 42 |
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| Thomas P. Hermitt | Prisms (1984) | 45 |
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| Jennifer Beaudin | Walls (2002) | 47 |
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| Andrew Sempere | Holga Camera (2004) | 49 |
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| WHAT WE SENSE | |
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| Stephen Intille | Sand Castles (1992) | 54 |
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| Joanna Berzowska | The Body (1996) | 58 |
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| Matthew Grenby | Bubbles (1996) | 60 |
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| Jonah Peretti | Clay (1999) | 63 |
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| Diane Willow | Mud (1999) | 66 |
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| WHAT WE MODEL | |
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| Lauren Seeley Aguirre | Gumby (1985) | 70 |
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| Michael Murtaugh | Easy- Bake Oven (1990) | 73 |
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| Emmanuel Marcovitch | Kitchen Clock (1996) | 76 |
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| Christine Alvarado | My Little Pony (1999) | 80 |
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| Cameron Marlow | Fly Rod (1999) | 82 |
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| James Patten | Wood Stove (1999) | 84 |
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| Daniel Kornhauser | Shirts (2000) | 88 |
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| Mara E. Vatz | Vacuum Tubes (2003) | 92 |
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| Selby Cull | Chocolate Meringue (2006) | 96 |
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| WHAT WE PLAY | |
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| Walter Novash | Cords (1982) | 102 |
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| Jonah Benton | Dice (1990) | 105 |
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| Erica Carmel | Egg Basket (1992) | 108 |
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| Eric Choi | Keys (1992) | 111 |
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| Janet Licini Connors | Cardboard Boxes (1992) | 114 |
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| Gil Weinberg | Music Box (1997) | 118 |
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| Kwan Hong Lee | Marbles (1999) | 120 |
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| Robbin Chapman | Jacks (2000) | 123 |
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| Douglas Kiang | Pachinko Machine (2000) | 126 |
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| WHAT WE BUILD | |
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| Chuck Esserman | Bikes (1979) | 132 |
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| Kwatsi Alibaruho | Erector Set (1990) | 134 |
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| Austina (Vainius) De Bonte | Straws (1996) | 137 |
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| Timothy Bickmore | Lasers (1998) | 142 |
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| Justin Marble | LEGO Particles (1982) | 147 |
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| Sandie Eltringham | LEGO Metrics (1990) | 150 |
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| Alan Liu | LEGO People (1990) | 153 |
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| Andrew Chu | LEGO Laws (1992) | 156 |
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| Scott Brave | LEGO Planning (1996) | 159 |
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| Dana Spiegel | LEGO Replicas (1996) | 162 |
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| Joseph "Jofish" Kaye | LEGO Categories (1998) | 164 |
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| WHAT WE SORT | |
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| Todd Strauss | Wallpaper (1982) | 168 |
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| Britt Nesheim | Toy Mailbox (1989) | 170 |
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| Joseph Calzaretta | (1992) | 173 |
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| Brian Tivol | Cards (1996) | 175 |
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| WHAT WE PROGRAM | |
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| Fred Martin | BASIC Manual (1989) | 180 |
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| David (Duis) Story | Apple II (1990) | 183 |
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| Ji Yoo | Atari 2600 (1994) | 189 |
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| Chris Dodge | TRS- 80 (1996) | 193 |
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| Nelson Minar | BASIC (1996) | 199 |
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| Steve Niemczyk | Atari 800 (1996) | 203 |
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| Rachel Elkin Lebwohl | Apple II (1998) | 206 |
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| Anthony Townsend | Modem (1999) | 208 |
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| Antoinne Machal- Cajigas | TurboGrafx 16 (2007) | 212 |
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| PART II
Mentors and Their Objects
What Made a Scientist? | |
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| Susan Hockfield | What We See: Microscope | 220 |
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| Rosalind Picard | What We Sense: Purple Haze | 228 |
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| Moshe Safdie | What We Model: Steps | 236 |
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| Sarah Kuhn | What We Play: Blocks | 242 |
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| Donald Norman | What We Build: Radio | 248 |
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| Donald Ingber | What We Sort: Venus Paradise Coloring Set | 252 |
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| Alan Kay | What We Program: Vacuums | 262 |
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| Seymour Papert | Objects in Mind: Gears | 268 |
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| Sherry Turkle | Epilogue: What Inspires? | 273 |
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| Notes | 284 |
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| Bibliography and Suggested Readings | 291 |
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| Illustration Credits | 305 |
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| Index
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