Contents
wii Acknowledgments
Sherry Turk'e | Introduction: The Things That Matter
OBJECTS OF DESIGN AND PLAY
12 Tod Machover | My Cello
22 Carol Strohecker | Knots
80 Susan Yee | The Archive
38 Mitchel Resnick | Stars
Howard Gardner | Keyboards
OBJECTS OF DISCIPLINE AND DESIRE
84 Eden Medina | Ballet Slippers
82 Joseph Cevetello | The Elite Glucometer
70 Matthew Belmonte | The Yellow Raincoat
76 Michelle Hlubinka | The Datebook
88 Annalee Newitz | My Laptop
92 Gail Wight | Blue Cheer
OBJECTS OF HISTORY AND EXCHANGE
102 Julian Beinart | The Radio
110 Irene Castle McLaughlin | The Bracelet
118 David Mitten | The Axe Head
126 Susan Spilecki | Dit Da Jow: Bruise Wine
136 Nathan Greenslit | The Vacuum Cleaner
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OBJECTS OF TRANSITION AND PASSAGE
William I. Mitchell | The Melbourne Train
ludith Donath | 1964 Ford Falcon
Trevor Pinch | The Synthesizer
Tracy Gleason | Murray: The Stuffed Bunny
David Mann | The World Book
Susan Rubin Suleiman | The Silver Pin