FabLab: Of Machines, Makers, and Inventors (Cultural and Media Studies)

FabLab: Of Machines, Makers, and Inventors (Cultural and Media Studies)
by: Julia Walter-Herrmann (Editor),Corinne Büching(Editor)
Publisher:Transcript-Verlag
Edition:Illustrated
Publication Date: January 21, 2014
Language:English
Print Length:262 pages
ISBN-10:3837623823
ISBN-13:9783837623826
Book Description
It has only been ten years since MIT opened its first fabrication laboratory. Today, more than 120 FabLabs exist worldwide. Experts from Germany, India, and the U.S. discuss the small production devices, such as laser cutters and 3D printers, and the educationists, researchers, and FabLab practitioners who have transformed learning, work, production, design, consumer culture, law, and science on a global scale.
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It has only been ten years since MIT opened its first fabrication laboratory. Today, more than 120 FabLabs exist worldwide. Experts from Germany, India, and the U.S. discuss the small production devices, such as laser cutters and 3D printers, and the educationists, researchers, and FabLab practitioners who have transformed learning, work, production, design, consumer culture, law, and science on a global scale. Read more