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Peter Weibel
Art as an Act of Cognition
ISBN: 9780262049139
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: August 6, 2024
Forthcoming from the MIT Press
It Goes without Saying
Taking the Guesswork Out of Your PhD in Engineering
ISBN: 9780262548205
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: June 25, 2024
The definitive toolkit for doctoral students in engineering on thesis—and journal—article preparation, project (and stress) management, IP protection, collaborations, and other aspects of the PhD journey.
The Character of Consent
The History of Cookies and the Future of Technology Policy
ISBN: 9780262547949
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: June 4, 2024
The rich, untold origin story of the ubiquitous web cookie—what's wrong with it, why it's being retired, and how we can do better.
The Chinese Computer
A Global History of the Information Age
ISBN: 9780262047517
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: May 28, 2024
The fascinating, untold story of how the Chinese language overcame unparalleled challenges and revolutionized the world of computing.
Weapons in Space
Technology, Politics, and the Rise and Fall of the Strategic Defense Initiative
ISBN: 9780262547369
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: May 7, 2024
A new and provocative take on the formerly classified history of accelerating superpower military competition in space in the late Cold War and beyond.
Cultures of Prediction
How Engineering and Science Evolve with Mathematical Tools
ISBN: 9780262548236
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: May 7, 2024
A probing examination of the dynamic history of predictive methods and values in science and engineering that helps us better understand today's cultures of prediction.
The Computable City
Histories, Technologies, Stories, Predictions
ISBN: 9780262547574
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: March 26, 2024
How computers simulate cities and how they are also being embedded in cities, changing our behavior and the way in which cities evolve.
Mysteries of the Deep
How Seafloor Drilling Expeditions Revolutionized Our Understanding of Earth History
ISBN: 9780262048927
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: March 5, 2024
A groundbreaking chronicle of scientific ocean drilling—a crowning achievement of the twentieth century—and how it shaped our knowledge of Earth's past.
Visions of a Digital Nation
Market and Monopoly in British Telecommunications
ISBN: 9780262546294
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: February 6, 2024
Why the privatization of British Telecom signaled a pivotal moment in the rise of neoliberalism, and how it was shaped by the longer development and digitalization of Britain's telecommunications infrastructure.
Peter Weibel
Art as an Act of Cognition
ISBN: 9780262049139
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: August 6, 2024
Forthcoming from the MIT Press
It Goes without Saying
Taking the Guesswork Out of Your PhD in Engineering
ISBN: 9780262548205
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: June 25, 2024
The definitive toolkit for doctoral students in engineering on thesis—and journal—article preparation, project (and stress) management, IP protection, collaborations, and other aspects of the PhD journey.
The Character of Consent
The History of Cookies and the Future of Technology Policy
ISBN: 9780262547949
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: June 4, 2024
The rich, untold origin story of the ubiquitous web cookie—what's wrong with it, why it's being retired, and how we can do better.
The Chinese Computer
A Global History of the Information Age
ISBN: 9780262047517
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: May 28, 2024
The fascinating, untold story of how the Chinese language overcame unparalleled challenges and revolutionized the world of computing.
Weapons in Space
Technology, Politics, and the Rise and Fall of the Strategic Defense Initiative
ISBN: 9780262547369
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: May 7, 2024
A new and provocative take on the formerly classified history of accelerating superpower military competition in space in the late Cold War and beyond.
Cultures of Prediction
How Engineering and Science Evolve with Mathematical Tools
ISBN: 9780262548236
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: May 7, 2024
A probing examination of the dynamic history of predictive methods and values in science and engineering that helps us better understand today's cultures of prediction.
The Computable City
Histories, Technologies, Stories, Predictions
ISBN: 9780262547574
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: March 26, 2024
How computers simulate cities and how they are also being embedded in cities, changing our behavior and the way in which cities evolve.
Mysteries of the Deep
How Seafloor Drilling Expeditions Revolutionized Our Understanding of Earth History
ISBN: 9780262048927
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: March 5, 2024
A groundbreaking chronicle of scientific ocean drilling—a crowning achievement of the twentieth century—and how it shaped our knowledge of Earth's past.
Visions of a Digital Nation
Market and Monopoly in British Telecommunications
ISBN: 9780262546294
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: February 6, 2024
Why the privatization of British Telecom signaled a pivotal moment in the rise of neoliberalism, and how it was shaped by the longer development and digitalization of Britain's telecommunications infrastructure.