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The Idea Factory: Learning to Think at MIT by Pepper White (Paperback, 2001)

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This is a personal story of the educational process at one of the world's great technological universities. Pepper White entered MIT in 1981 and received his master's degree in mechanical engineering in 1984. His account of his experiences, written in diary form, offers insight into graduate school life in general-including the loneliness and even desperation that can result from the intense pressure to succeed-and the purposes of engineering education in particular. The first professor White met at MIT told him that it did not really matter what he learned there, but that MIT would teach him how to think. This, then, is the story of how one student learned how to think. There have of course been changes at MIT since 1984, but its essence is still the same. White has added a new preface and concluding chapter to this edition to bring the story of his continuing education up to date.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
MIT Press Ltd
ISBN-13
9780262731423
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96197042

Product Key Features

Author
Pepper White
Publication Name
The Idea Factory: Learning to Think AT Mit
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Coaching & Career Guidance, Engineering & Technology
Publication Year
2001
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
336 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
203mm
Item Width
133mm
Item Weight
363g

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
Pepper White
Series Title
The MIT Press
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States

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