Mindstorms (book)

Mindstorms: Children, Computers, and Powerful Ideas is a book by computer scientist Seymour Papert, in which he argues for the benefits of teaching computer literacy in primary and secondary education.^[1] It was published by Basic Books in 1980, and republished in a new edition by Basic Books in 1993.

The Lego Mindstorms programmable construction set system is named after the book.^[2]

In 2017, thanks to Papert's family the book was made freely available online here.

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References

^ "Mindstorms". BasicBooks.com. Basic Books.
^ Bumgardner, Jim (March 2007). "The Origins of Mindstorms". Wired.

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[1] "Mindstorms". BasicBooks.com. Basic Books.

[2] Bumgardner, Jim (March 2007). "The Origins of Mindstorms". Wired.

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