… 164 “Please Wait to Be Served”: The Performance Hacksâ.… 161 Teaching a Nation to Make Snow: Hoax Hacksâ.… 156 Worth a Thousand Words: Hacks Fit to Printâ.… 154 Why Sleep through a Class When You Can Hack It?â.… 152 Object Lessons: Hacks in the Classroomâ.… 146 The Case of the Disappearing President’s Officeâ.… 142 Beyond Recognition: Commemoration Hacksâ.… 140 Recalculating the Infinite Corridorâ.… 128 The Numbers Game: Hackers Reinvent Measurementâ.… 120 A Sign of the Times: Hacking with Signs and Bannersâ.… 112 Campus Commentary: Hacks as Policy Protests (plus a few complaints and humorous shout-outs)â.… 110įorm + Function = Hack: The Architecture Hacksâ.… 93 “All Mondays Should Be So Beautiful”: The Art of Hacking Artâ.… 78 Making an Entrance: The Lobby 7 Hacksâ.… 74 Greener Pastures: The Green Building Hacksâ.… 56 Intriguing Hacks to Fascinate Peopleâ.… 42 Auto Industry: The Great Vehicle Hacksâ.… 8 Where No Cow Has Gone Before: Accessing the Inaccessibleâ.… 5 A Short History of the Terminologyâ.Douglas, Curator of Science and Technology, MIT Museumâ College students-Massachusetts-Cambridge- Humor.â Student activities-Massachusetts-Cambridge-History.â Massachusetts Institute of Technology-History.â ‡ “Published in association with the MIT Museum.” â.
Peterson with a new essay by Eric Bender. Nightwork : a history of hacks and pranks at MIT / T.F. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Peterson, T. Publication of this volume was made possible in part by a grant from the Peter de Florez Fund for Humor at MIT, through the Office of the Dean, School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. Printed and bound in the United States of America. For information about special quantity discounts, please email This book was set in Minion and Helvetica Neue Condensed by the MIT Press. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form by any electronic or mechanical means (including photocopying, recording, or information storage and retrieval) without permission in writing from the publisher. © 2011 Massachusetts Institute of Technology All rights reserved. Peterson j with a new essay by Eric Bender Night work A History of Hacks and Pranks at MITâ Published in association with the MIT Museum