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Acknowledgments | p. x |
Introduction: Falling for Science | p. 3 |
MIT Students and Their Objects (1979-2007) What Makes A Scientist? | |
What We See | |
Maps (1982) | p. 42 |
Prisms (1984) | p. 45 |
Walls (2002) | p. 47 |
Holga Camera (2004) | p. 49 |
What We Sense | |
Sand Castles (1992) | p. 54 |
The Body (1996) | p. 58 |
Bubbles (1996) | p. 60 |
Clay (1999) | p. 63 |
Mud (1999) | p. 66 |
What We Model | |
Gumby (1985) | p. 70 |
Easy-Bake Oven (1990) | p. 73 |
Kitchen Clock (1996) | p. 76 |
My Little Pony (1999) | p. 80 |
Fly Rod (1999) | p. 82 |
Wood Stove (1999) | p. 84 |
Shirts (2000) | p. 88 |
Vacuum Tubes (2003) | p. 92 |
Chocolate Meringue (2006) | p. 96 |
What We Play | |
Cords (1982) | p. 102 |
Dice( 1990) | p. 105 |
Egg Basket (1992) | p. 108 |
Keys (1992) | p. 111 |
Cardboard Boxes (1992) | p. 114 |
Music Box (1997) | p. 118 |
Marbles (1999) | p. 120 |
Jacks (2000) | p. 123 |
Pachinko Machine (2000) | p. 126 |
What We Build | |
Bikes (1979) | p. 132 |
Erector Set (1990) | p. 134 |
Straws (1996) | p. 137 |
Lasers (1998) | p. 142 |
LEGO Particles (1982) | p. 147 |
LEGO Metrics (1990) | p. 150 |
LEGO People (1990) | p. 153 |
LEGO Laws (1992) | p. 156 |
LEGO Planning (1996) | p. 159 |
LEGO Replicas (1996) | p. 162 |
LEGO Categories (1998) | p. 164 |
What We Sort | |
Wallpaper (1982) | p. 168 |
Toy Mailbox (1989) | p. 170 |
Stop Signs (1992) | p. 173 |
Cards (1996) | p. 175 |
What We Program | |
BASIC Manual (1989) | p. 180 |
Apple U (1990) | p. 183 |
Atari 2600 (1994) | p. 189 |
TRS-80 (1996) | p. 193 |
BASIC (1996) | p. 199 |
Atari 800 (1996) | p. 203 |
Apple II (1998) | p. 206 |
Modem (1999) | p. 208 |
TurboGrafx 16(2007) | p. 212 |
Mentors and Their Objects What Made a Scientist? | |
What We See: Microscope | p. 220 |
What We Sense: Purple Haze | p. 228 |
What We Model: Steps | p. 236 |
What We Play: Blocks | p. 242 |
What We Build: Radio | p. 248 |
What We Sort: Venus Paradise Coloring Set | p. 252 |
What We Program: Vacuums | p. 262 |
Objects in Mind: Gears | p. 268 |
Epilogue: What Inspires? | p. 273 |
Notes | p. 284 |
Bibliography and Suggested Readings | p. 291 |
Illustration Credits | p. 305 |
Index | p. 306 |
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