Mens Et Mania: The MIT Nobody Knows

by Samuel Jay Keyser

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262015943
• ISBN13: 9780262015943
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 223 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.7" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher