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Passion for objects and love for science: scientists and students reflect on how objects fired their scientific imaginations. "This is a book about science, technology, and love," writes Sherry Turkle. In it, we learn how a love for science can start with a love for an object--a microscope, a modem, a mud pie, a pair of dice, a fishing rod. Objects fire imagination and set young people on a path to a career in science. In this collection, distinguished scientists, engineers, and designers as well as twenty-five years of MIT students describe how objects encountered in childhood became part of the fabric of their scientific selves. In two major essays that frame the collection, Turkle tells a story of inspiration and connection through objects that is often neglected in standard science education and in our preoccupation with the virtual. The senior scientists' essays trace the arc of a life: the gears of a toy car introduce the chain of cause and effect to artificial intelligence pioneer Seymour Papert; microscopes disclose the mystery of how things work to MIT President and neuroanatomist Susan Hockfield; architect Moshe Safdie describes how his boyhood fascination with steps, terraces, and the wax hexagons of beehives lead him to a life immersed in the complexities of design. The student essays tell stories that echo these narratives: plastic eggs in an Easter basket reveal the power of centripetal force; experiments with baking illuminate the geology of planets; LEGO bricks model worlds, carefully engineered and colonized. All of these voices--students and mentors--testify to the power of objects to awaken and inform young scientific minds. This is a truth that is simple, intuitive, and easily overlooked.

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Publisher
MIT Press
ISBN-10
0262516764
ISBN-13
9780262516761
eBay Product ID (ePID)
109178431

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Book Title
Falling for Science : Objects in Mind
Author
Sherry Turkle
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Engineering (General), General, Study & Teaching, Essays
Publication Year
2011
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Education, Science
Number of Pages
330 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
5.4in
Item Weight
13 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Q181.3.F35 2011
Grade from
College Graduate Student
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With characteristic brilliance, Turkle reminds us of the power of artifacts that change lives that go on to change the world. After reading this book, you will never look at a cherished old toy -- or scientific discovery -- in the same way again., With characteristic brilliance, Turkle reminds us of the power of artifacts that change lives that go on to change the world. After reading this book, you will never look at a cherished old toy--or scientific discovery--in the same way again., "Turkle's thought-provoking collection represents an admirable invitation to further exploration of science and human sensibility, of the mysterious web of human choice and feeling." -- American Scientist, "Turkle's thought-provoking collection represents an admirable invitation to further exploration of science and human sensibility, of the mysterious web of human choice and feeling." American Scientist, "Turkle's thought-provoking collection represents an admirable invitation to furtherexploration of science and human sensibility, of the mysterious web of human choice and feeling." -- American Scientist, Turkle's thought-provoking collection represents an admirable invitation to further exploration of science and human sensibility, of the mysterious web of human choice and feeling.
Copyright Date
2008
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
500
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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