Nightwork: A History of Hacks and Pranks at MIT
![The Green Building at night in front of a river. The building's front windows are lit up to form the letter "N" using pixel art. The "N" acts as the first letter of the word "Nightwork" in the title.](../I/m/Nightwork.jpg)
The first edition's cover shows the Green Building with its windows lit up to show the letter "N". This alludes to various hacks that have been done there.
Nightwork: A History of Hacks and Pranks at MIT (revised edition, 2011) (ISBN 978-0-262-51584-9) is a book which presents a historical catalog of some of the best-known MIT hacks (technically sophisticated practical jokes) as well as a series of essays reflecting on the cultural significance of hacks. MIT is one of the most selective university in the United States, with a long-standing hacker tradition.
Nightwork combines The Journal of the Institute for Hacks, TomFoolery, and Pranks at MIT (J. IHTFP) with Is This The Way To Baker House? and new elements.[1] The "author" of Nightwork is listed as "Institute Historian T. F. Peterson", which is a reference to the MIT cultural acronym IHTFP.
See also
References
- ↑ "Nightwork". hacks.mit.edu. MIT. 2003-04-27. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
External links
- Book overview at MIT Press
- Nightwork: A History of Hacks and Pranks at MIT at Goodreads
- The Best of the IHTFP Hack Gallery
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