1990: Introduction to Algorithms
November 16, 2012
Thomas Cormen, co-author (with Charles Leiserson and Ronald Rivest), reflects on Introduction to Algorithms for day 22 of our 50th anniversary series:
1990: The Age of Diminished Expectations and 1991: Game Theory
November 14, 2012
Our 21st post of the series brings us into the ’90s. We’ve paired Paul Krugman’s The Age of Diminished Expectations with Drew Fudenberg and Jean Tirole’s Game Theory. Emily Taber, Assistant Acquisitions Editor, Economics, Finance, Business, writes about both books:
1988: Water Towers
November 13, 2012
After a Veterans Day weekend hiatus, we’re back with day 20 of our 50th anniversary series. Roger Conover, Executive Editor of Art, Architecture, and Visual & Cultural Studies, talks about Water Towers by Bernd Becher and Hilla Becher:
1987: The Social Construction of Technological Systems
November 8, 2012
For day 19, an excerpt from Claude S. Fischer’s review of The Social Construction of Technological Systems: New Directions in the Sociology and History of Technology edited by Wiebe E. Bijker, Thomas P. Hughes, and Trevor Pinch. The review appeared in the November 20, 1987 issue of Science.
1984: Matter and Consciousness
November 6, 2012
For day 16, check out this video of Paul Churchland, author of Matter and Consciousness, and Patricia Smith Churchland (we’ll feature a couple of her books later this week) discussing consciousness.
1984: Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
November 5, 2012
For day 15, Harold Abelson, coauthor (with Gerald Jay Sussman), reflects on Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs.
1982: The Architecture of the City and 1985: Architect?
We’re two weeks into our 50th anniversary series! Day 14’s post brings us into the ’80s.
1979: Thermal Delight in Architecture
November 3, 2012
For day 13 of our anniversary series, Lisa Heschong reflects on Thermal Delight in Architecture:
Blackout Behavior
November 2, 2012
David Nye, author of When the Lights Went Out: A History of Blackouts in America, discusses America’s response to power outages following Hurricane Sandy.
Storm Surge and Hurricane Sandy
November 1, 2012
Fredric Raichlen, author of Waves, explains storm surge and Hurricane Sandy’s impact on beaches.