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How To Make (almost) Anything | MIT Admissions

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I switch between saying I study “computer science” or “math” but neither one can hide that I usually live my life lost in abstract-land without anything to tether me down to things that actually exist. So to hedge my bets, I’ve set out on a crusade to learn more about regular old everyday physical objects, starting with “How To Make (almost) Anything” (aka 4.140 aka MAS.863 aka 6.943) with Zany Inventor Scientist Neil Gershenfeld. The class “How To Make (almost) Anything” (also “How To Make” or just “Make”) is sort of legendary. Gershenfeld has taught the class every year since 2004 while directing the Media Lab’s Center for Bits and Atoms, and the class sparked an entire international “Fab lab” movement. Each week we cover a different fabrication technique on our quest to make (almost) anything: it’s a semester-long crash course on making for those who have never made before. (Gershenfeld is also credited in Minority Report and Big Hero 6, and in the spring he teaches “How To Make Som

How To Make (almost) Anything by Joel G. '18 September 25, 2017 in Academics & Research , Class Projects , Classes , Projects I switch between saying I study “computer science” or “math” but neither one can hide that I usually live my life lost in abstract-land without anything to tether me down to things that actually exist. So to hedge my bets, I’ve set out on a crusade to learn more about regular old everyday physical objects, starting with “How To Make (almost) Anything” (aka 4.140 aka MAS.863 aka 6.943) with Zany Inventor Scientist Neil Gershenfel

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