The Mit Press imprint: 939 books
by Thierry Poibeau
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2017
A concise, nontechnical overview of the development of machine translation, including the different approaches, evaluation issues, and major players in the industry.
The dream of a universal translation device goes back many decades, long before Douglas Adams's fictional Babel fish provided...
The Clash of Generations: Saving Ourselves, Our Kids, and Our Economy
Saving Ourselves, Our Kids, and Our Economy
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2012
How America went bankrupt and how we can save ourselves--as a country and as individuals--from economic disaster.
The Vanishing Middle Class
Prejudice and Power in a Dual Economy
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2017
Why the United States has developed an economy divided between rich and poor and how racism helped bring this about.
The United States is becoming a nation of rich and poor, with few families in the middle. In this book, MIT economist Peter Temin offers an illuminating way to look at the vanishing...
by W. Edwards Deming
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2000
"Long-term commitment to new learning and new philosophy is required of any management that seeks transformation. The timid and the fainthearted, and the people that expect quick results, are doomed to disappointment."According to W. Edwards Deming, American companies require nothing less...
by Timothy P. Hubbard, Harry J. Paarsch
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2016
How auctions work, in theory and practice, with clear explanations and real-world examples that range from government procurement to eBay.
Although it is among the oldest of market institutions, the auction is ubiquitous in today's economy, used for everything from government procurement to...
by John Maeda
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2006
Ten laws of simplicity for business, technology, and design that teach us how to need less but get more.
The Game Design Reader
A Rules of Play Anthology
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2005
Classic and cutting-edge writings on games, spanning nearly 50 years of game analysis and criticism, by game designers, game journalists, game fans, folklorists, sociologists, and media theorists.
by John Maeda, Rebecca J Bermont
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2011
When designer and computer scientist John Maeda was tapped to be president of the celebrated Rhode Island School of Design in 2008, he had to learn how to be a leader quickly. He had to transform himself from a tenured professor--with a love of argument for argument's sake and the freedom to experiment--into...
Reforming the Unreformable
Lessons from Nigeria
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2012
A report on development economics in action, by a crucial player in Nigeria's recent reforms.
Corrupt, mismanaged, and seemingly hopeless: that's how the international community viewed Nigeria in the early 2000s. Then Nigeria implemented a sweeping set of economic and political changes and...
Logistics Clusters
Delivering Value and Driving Growth
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2012
How logistics clusters can create jobs while providing companies with competitive advantage.
Why is Memphis home to hundreds of motor carrier terminals and distribution centers? Why does the tiny island-nation of Singapore handle a fifth of the world's maritime containers and half the world's...
Computing: A Concise History
A Concise History
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2012
A compact and accessible history, from punch cards and calculators to UNIVAC and ENIAC, the personal computer, Silicon Valley, and the Internet.
Eco-Business
A Big-Brand Takeover of Sustainability
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2013
Two experts explain the consequences for the planet when corporations use sustainability as a business tool.
The AI Advantage
How to Put the Artificial Intelligence Revolution to Work
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2018
Cutting through the hype, a practical guide to using artificial intelligence for business benefits and competitive advantage.
In The AI Advantage, Thomas Davenport offers a guide to using artificial intelligence in business. He describes what technologies are available and how companies can...
Revolution in Higher Education
How a Small Band of Innovators Will Make College Accessible and Affordable
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2015
A report from the front lines of higher education and technology that chronicles efforts to transform teaching, learning, and opportunity.
Colleges and universities have become increasingly costly, and, except for a handful of highly selective, elite institutions, unresponsive to twenty-first-century...