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