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The Structure of Engineering Revolutions

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States6.933J
Free, no sign-up neededFall 2001English
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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.

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