6.933J | Fall 2001 | Graduate

The Structure of Engineering Revolutions

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 …
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.
Learning Resource Types
Projects with Examples
Written Assignments
A scientist squatting in front of a mainframe computer.
Analog computing machine, an early version of the modern computer. (Image is taken from NASA’s Web site: http://www.nasa.gov.)