Nightwork: A History of Hacks and Pranks at MIT
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Nightwork: A History of Hacks and Pranks at MIT (revised edition, 2011) (ISBN 978-0-262-51584-9) is a history of the best-known hacks
(flamboyant practical joke
s) which have taken place at MIT
. MIT is one of the most selective universities
in the United States
, with a famous hacker tradition.
Nightwork combines The Journal of the Institute for Hacks, TomFoolery, and Pranks at MIT (J. IHTFP) with "Is This The Way To Baker House?" and new elements. Note that the "author" of "Nightwork" is listed as "Institute Historian T. F. Peterson", which is a reference to the MIT cultural acronym IHTFP.
Hacks at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Hacks at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are practical jokes and pranks meant to prominently demonstrate technical aptitude and cleverness, or to commemorate popular culture and historical topics. The pranks are anonymously installed at night by hackers, usually, but not exclusively...
(flamboyant practical joke
Practical joke
A practical joke is a mischievous trick played on someone, typically causing the victim to experience embarrassment, indignity, or discomfort. Practical jokes differ from confidence tricks in that the victim finds out, or is let in on the joke, rather than being fooled into handing over money or...
s) which have taken place at MIT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
. MIT is one of the most selective universities
University
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in the United States
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, with a famous hacker tradition.
Nightwork combines The Journal of the Institute for Hacks, TomFoolery, and Pranks at MIT (J. IHTFP) with "Is This The Way To Baker House?" and new elements. Note that the "author" of "Nightwork" is listed as "Institute Historian T. F. Peterson", which is a reference to the MIT cultural acronym IHTFP.