[Sci-tech-public] authors@mit events (Nov 6: Sherry Turkle; Nov 13: David Mindell)

[Debbie Meinbresse]

Please mark your calendars and plan to attend the upcoming 
authors at mit events featuring STS faculty members:

Thursday, November 6, 2008

authors at mit presents Sherry Turkle and her new book:

The Inner History of Devices

6:00 pm, MIT <http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?mapterms=35>35-225 at 
127 Massachusetts Avenue

In this volume, the third in a trilogy, Turkle combines memoir, 
clinical writings, and ethnography to draw new perspectives on the 
experience of technology. Her personal stories illuminate how 
technology enters the inner life.

Event and parking information: 617-253-5249; web.mit.edu/bookstore/www/events/



Thursday, November 13, 2008

authors at mit presents David Mindell and his new book:

Digital Apollo. Human and Machine in Spaceflight

6:00 pm, MIT 
<http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?mapterms=32&mapsearch=go>32-155 at 32 
Vassar Street

Digital Apollo tells the story of how human pilots and automated 
systems worked together to achieve the ultimate in flight -- the 
lunar landings of NASA's Apollo program.

Event and parking information: 617-253-5249; web.mit.edu/bookstore/www/events/


Debbie Meinbresse
STS Program, MIT
617-452-2390
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