Technology and the Dream: Reflections on the Black Experience at Mit, 1941-1999

by Clarence G. Williams

Book Overview

Transcripts of more than seventy-five oral history interviews in which the interviewees assess their MIT experience and reflect on the role of blacks at MIT and beyond.

This book grew out of the Blacks at MIT History Project, whose mission is to document the black presence at MIT. The main body of the text consists of transcripts of more than seventy-five oral history interviews, in which the interviewees assess their MIT experience...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262731576
• ISBN13: 9780262731577
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 1056 Pages
• Weight: 3.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.6" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Long overdue and rich in experiences

This historical volume contains a wealth of information about the MIT experience as seem from the black perspective -- in all its diversity. Dr. Williams' insightful telling of these personal stories, coupled with individual interviews, gives the reader a sense of the fullness of the MIT experience across a broad spectrum, from the estatic to the achingly painful. A compelling read, whether you want a true glimpse of the Black scholar's experience at MIT or to enrich your knowledge of the Institute itself.