Mens et Mania
The MIT Nobody Knows
$45.49
- Paperback
248 pages
- Release Date
26 February 2019
Summary
A memoir of MIT life, from being Noam Chomsky’s boss to negotiating with student protesters.
When Jay Keyser arrived at MIT in 1977 to head the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy, he writes, he “felt like a fish that had been introduced to water for the first time.” At MIT, a colleague grabbed him by the lapels to discuss dark matter; Noam Chomsky called him “boss” (double SOB spelled backward?); and engaging in conflict resolution made him feel like “a marriage counselor trying…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262537117 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262537117 |
| Author: | Samuel Jay Keyser |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 248 |
| Release Date: | 26 February 2019 |
| Weight: | 276g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 137mm x 14mm |
| Series: | The MIT Press |
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Keyser is a great writer and story teller. He captures so much of what I remember clearly, but shows it to me from the administration’s, rather than a student’s, frame of reference. He does it with humor, even in the most frustrating and maddening moments. And like everyone I’ve ever encountered at MIT, he continuously teaches throughout.
-Brad Feld, Business Insider
About The Author
Samuel Jay Keyser
Samuel Jay Keyser is Peter de Florez Emeritus Professor in MIT’s Department of Linguistics and Philosophy and Special Assistant to the Chancellor. Head of the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy from 1977 to 1998, he also held the positions of Director of the Center for Cognitive Science and Associate Provost. Lawrence Bacow is President of Tufts University and the former Chancellor of MIT.
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