Techno-wizards at Play.

Reports on the exhibit 'Invention at Play,' on display at the National Museum of American History in Washington D.C. Exhibit focuses on child's play and the creative process; Comments of James McLurkin, an undergraduate student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), about the concept of pl...

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Publicado en:Smithsonian Vol. 33; no. 8; p. 46
Autor principal: Dawson, Victoria
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Smithsonian Magazine Nov2002
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Sumario:Reports on the exhibit 'Invention at Play,' on display at the National Museum of American History in Washington D.C. Exhibit focuses on child's play and the creative process; Comments of James McLurkin, an undergraduate student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), about the concept of play; Toys created by McLurkin include robotic ants; McLurkin's vision that thousands of robots could perform functions deemed too dangerous for humans.