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20 summer. Enjoy! (and send corrections to reading-list@aurellem.org!) 20 summer. Enjoy! (and send corrections to reading-list@aurellem.org!)
21 21
22 --Robert McIntyre 22 --Robert McIntyre
23 #+END_QUOTE 23 #+END_QUOTE
24 24
25 If you want to cite any of these papers, [[./sussman-recs.bib][here]] is a bibtex format file 25 # If you want to cite any of these papers, [[./sussman-recs.bib][here]] is a bibtex format file
26 that contains all of these papers in the order they appear on the 26 # that contains all of these papers in the order they appear on the
27 page. ([[./sussman-recs.bib]]). 27 # page. ([[./sussman-recs.bib]]). (In Progress!)
28 28
29 * Some /Real/ High school Reading 29 * Some /Real/ High school Reading
30 30
31 - [[http://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/physics/cosmology-relativity-and-gravitation/first-course-general-relativity][A First Course in General Relativity]], by Bernard F Schultz 31 - [[http://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/physics/cosmology-relativity-and-gravitation/first-course-general-relativity][A First Course in General Relativity]], by Bernard F Schultz
32 - ISBN: 9780521277037 32 - ISBN: 9780521277037
58 - Very interesting documents! 58 - Very interesting documents!
59 - [[http://jhom.com/topics/voice/bat_kol_bab.htm][Bava Metzia 59b]] is an interesting story! 59 - [[http://jhom.com/topics/voice/bat_kol_bab.htm][Bava Metzia 59b]] is an interesting story!
60 60
61 * Representative Student Theses 61 * Representative Student Theses
62 62
63 #+BEGIN_QUOTE
63 These are students where I played a large role in their 64 These are students where I played a large role in their
64 education. Many of them represent compelling research directions 65 education. Many of them represent compelling research directions
65 that desperately need to be extended by the next generation of 66 that desperately need to be extended by the next generation of
66 researchers! As Minsky says, if you want to do something really new, 67 researchers! As Minsky says, if you want to do something really new,
67 go back to points in the past where there was a neat idea that never 68 go back to points in the past where there was a neat idea that never
68 really caught on, and follow the path of that idea to see where it 69 really caught on, and follow the path of that idea to see where it
69 leads. A comprehensive list of all my student's works can be found 70 leads. A comprehensive list of all my student's works can be found
70 at my [[http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/gjs/gjs.html][homepage]]. If you want to cite any of these papers, you can 71 at my [[http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/gjs/gjs.html][homepage]].
71 find bibtex citations here: [[./sussman-recs.bib]]. 72
73 --Prof. Sussman
74 #+END_QUOTE
72 75
73 In particular, here's two great ideas that seem extremely promising 76 In particular, here's two great ideas that seem extremely promising
74 and have NOT been properly explored! You could be the first person 77 and have NOT been properly explored! You could be the first person
75 to get them working! 78 to get them working!
76 79
229 papers are not very interesting. 232 papers are not very interesting.
230 233
231 - [[http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/configuration-space-method-kinematic-design-mechanisms][The Configuration Space Method for Kinematic Design of Mechanisms]], 234 - [[http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/configuration-space-method-kinematic-design-mechanisms][The Configuration Space Method for Kinematic Design of Mechanisms]],
232 by Elisha Sacks and Leo Joskowicz 235 by Elisha Sacks and Leo Joskowicz
233 - ISBN: 9780262013895 236 - ISBN: 9780262013895
234 - I learned a lot reading this. (RLM should read this!) 237 - I learned a lot reading this.
235 238
236 - [[http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199549078.do][Principles of Development]], by Wolpert 239 - [[http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199549078.do][Principles of Development]], by Wolpert
237 - ISBN: 0199554285 240 - ISBN: 0199554285
238 241
239 - [[http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1547380.A_Genetic_Switch][A Genetic Switch]], by Mark Ptashne 242 - [[http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1547380.A_Genetic_Switch][A Genetic Switch]], by Mark Ptashne
263 - [[http://www.amazon.com/Radiotron-Langford-Smith-Reproduced-Distributed-Corporation/dp/B000JILVH4][Radiotron Designer's Handbook, 4th edition, RCA]] 266 - [[http://www.amazon.com/Radiotron-Langford-Smith-Reproduced-Distributed-Corporation/dp/B000JILVH4][Radiotron Designer's Handbook, 4th edition, RCA]]
264 - ASIN: B000JILVH4 267 - ASIN: B000JILVH4
265 - I'm very interested in hi-fi. 268 - I'm very interested in hi-fi.
266 269
267 * Marvin Minsky 270 * Marvin Minsky
271
272 #+BEGIN_QUOTE
268 Minsky really made me as a person. He was my adviser when I was a 273 Minsky really made me as a person. He was my adviser when I was a
269 student at MIT, and he got me my first job. He had the "magnetism" 274 student at MIT, and he got me my first job. He had the "magnetism"
270 to attract the most talented people to MIT to work on AI, and the 275 to attract the most talented people to MIT to work on AI, and the
271 right amount of negligence and delegation to create an environment 276 right amount of negligence and delegation to create an environment
272 where people could thrive. He is certainly the reason that I was 277 where people could thrive. He is certainly the reason that I was
273 seduced into working on AI. Minsky has vast and deep Scientific 278 seduced into working on AI. Minsky has vast and deep Scientific
274 knowledge -- he could walk into almost any class: Chemistry, 279 knowledge -- he could walk into almost any class: Chemistry,
275 Physics, Math, Computer Science, and teach the class well without 280 Physics, Math, Computer Science, and teach the class well without
276 preparation! 281 preparation!
277 282
283 --Prof. Sussman
284 #+END_QUOTE
285
278 - http://web.media.mit.edu/~minsky/ Much of Minsky's work is here, 286 - http://web.media.mit.edu/~minsky/ Much of Minsky's work is here,
279 including his book, /The Emotion Machine/, and several essays and 287 including his book, /The Emotion Machine/, and several essays and
280 papers. Check it out! 288 papers. Check it out!
281 289
282 - [[http://aurellem.org/society-of-mind/][Society of Mind]] Read it online! Each chapter of this book is a 290 - [[http://aurellem.org/society-of-mind/][Society of Mind]] Read it online! Each chapter of this book is a
314 322
315 - [[http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/729][Hackers, Heroes of the Computer Revolution]], by Steven Levy 323 - [[http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/729][Hackers, Heroes of the Computer Revolution]], by Steven Levy
316 - ISBN: 1449388396 324 - ISBN: 1449388396
317 - Accuracy is not too good - people's names are spelled wrong, for 325 - Accuracy is not too good - people's names are spelled wrong, for
318 example. 326 example.
319 - But the /feelings/ are exactly right! This book really captures 327 - But the /feelings/ are exactly right! "This book really captures
320 what it was like to be in the AI lab back in the good old days. 328 what it was like to be in the AI lab back in the good old days."
321 329
322 * Selected works by Sussman 330 * Selected works by Sussman
323 331
324 - [[http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/gjs/6946/sicm-html/book.html][SICM (Structure and Interpretation of Classical Mechanics)]] This is 332 - [[http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/gjs/6946/sicm-html/book.html][SICM (Structure and Interpretation of Classical Mechanics)]] This is
325 the textbook of [[http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/gjs/6946/][6.946]], a class in Classical Mechanics that Sussman 333 the textbook of [[http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/gjs/6946/][6.946]], a class in Classical Mechanics that Sussman