The Structure of Engineering Revolutions
About
Analog computing machine, an early version of the modern computer. (Image is taken from NASA's Web site: http://www.nasa.gov.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. David Mindell
MIT Course Number
6.933J / STS.420J
As Taught In
Fall 2001
Level
Graduate
Course Features
Course Highlights
This course features a selection of student projects, as well as assignments and other materials used by the students in the course.
Course Description
6.933J / STS.420J provides an integrated approach to engineering practice in the real world. Students of 6.933J / STS.420J research the life cycle of a major engineering project, new technology, or startup company from multiple perspectives: technical, economic, political, and cultural. Research involves interviewing inventors, reading laboratory notebooks, evaluating patents, and looking over the shoulders of engineers as they developed today's technologies. This subject is for students who recognize that technical proficiency alone is only part of the formula for success in technology.