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Highlights
- In his classsic book, Mindstorms: Children, Computers, and powerful Ideas, Seymour Papert set out a vision of how computers could change school.
- About the Author: Seymour Papert holds the Lego Chair for Learning Research at MIT.
- 256 Pages
- Education, Elementary
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About the Book
In a follow-up to Mindstorms (selling over 135,000 copies in paperback), the pioneering scientist who created the programming language Logo used in hundreds of schools nationwide now discusses why the computer revolution has failed to revolutionize eduction. "Bold and adventurous".--New York Times.Book Synopsis
In his classsic book, Mindstorms: Children, Computers, and powerful Ideas, Seymour Papert set out a vision of how computers could change school. In The Children's Machine he now looks back over a decade during which American schools acquired more than three million computers and assesses progress and resistance to progress.About the Author
Seymour Papert holds the Lego Chair for Learning Research at MIT. He is the author of Mindstorms: Children, Computers, and Powerful Ideas.Dimensions (Overall): 7.99 Inches (H) x 5.33 Inches (W) x .63 Inches (D)
Weight: .51 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 256
Genre: Education
Sub-Genre: Elementary
Publisher: Basic Books
Format: Paperback
Author: Seymour A Papert
Language: English
Street Date: April 29, 1994
TCIN: 77263188
UPC: 9780465010639
Item Number (DPCI): 247-53-1621
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.63 inches length x 5.33 inches width x 7.99 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.51 pounds
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