PDF-[BOOK]-Nightwork, updated edition: A History of Hacks and Pranks at MIT (The MIT Press)

A lively introduction to MIT hacks from the police car on the Great Dome to the abduction of the Caltech cannonAn MIT hack is an ingenious benign and anonymous prank or practical joke often requiring engineering or scientific expertise and often pulled off under cover of darknessinstances of campus mischief sometimes coinciding with April Fools Day final exams or commencement It should not be confused with the sometimes nonbenign phenomenon of computer hacking Noteworthy MIT hacks over the years include the legendary HarvardYale Football Game Hack when a weather balloon emblazoned MIT popped out of the ground near the 50yard line the campus police car found perched on the Great Dome the apparent disappearance of the Institute presidents office and a faux cathedral complete with stained glass windows organ and wedding ceremony in a lobby Hacks are by their nature ephemeral although they live on in the memory of both perpetrators and spectators Nightwork drawing on the MIT Museums unique collection of hackrelated photographs and other materials describes and documents the best of MITs hacks and hacking culture This generously illustrated updated edition has added coverage of such recent hacks as the crosscountry abduction of rival Caltechs cannon a prank requiring months of planning intricate choreography and lastminute improvisation a fire truck on the Dome that marked the fifth anniversary of 911 and numerous pokes at the celebrated Frank Gehrydesigned Stata Center and even a working solarpowered Red Line subway car on the Great Dome Hacks have been said to express the essence of MIT providing as alumnus Andre DeHon observes an opportunity to demonstrate creativity and knowhow in mastering the physical world What better way to mark the 150th anniversary of MITs founding than to commemorate its native ingenuity with this new edition of Nightwork. otagoacnzpress Pets Hobbies Social History Paperback 270 x 200 mm 292 pp full colour ISBN 9781877578618 55 IN57375STORE NOV 2013 Creature Comforts New Zealanders and their pets An illustrated history Nancy Swarbrick KEY POINTS An engaging read for a Lego Marvel Super Heroes Crack And Keygen Tool Lego Marvel Super Heroes Pro Hack v10 PC Xbox360 PS3 Assassins Creed IV Black Flag Best Hack wwwgamescheatempirecomcategorypcpage5 PC Hacks Learn How To Hack Part 2 The average case is completed in th Comprehensive and current, Public Relations: Strategies and Tactics, Tenth Edition, clearly explains to students the basic concepts, strategies, and tactics of today\'s public relations practice. 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