Hands On

Essays for MAKE by Bruce Sterling.

Articles in this series:

Landscapes of Possibility from MAKE: 18: ReMake America
Making and using the futurescape. by Bruce Sterling

The Kosmos in a Box from MAKE: 17: Lost Knowledge
The world's "oldest computer." by Bruce Sterling

Generated in Italy from MAKE: 15: Music
Computers are putting decor and ornament back into fabrication. by Bruce Sterling

Ponoko from MAKE: 13: Magic
Personal fabbing via the web: it's a long-tail, pro-am, digital maker thing. by Bruce Sterling

Floating City from MAKE: 12: Upload
Belgrade's Gypsy houseboats are the dwellings of the future. by Bruce Sterling

Router Aesthetics from MAKE: 11: Alt Vehicles
Now that "digital carpentry" has come to exist, how do you make it authentic? by Bruce Sterling

The Real Renaissance Man from MAKE: 10: Home Electronics
Benvenuto Cellini rejected human limitations to prove his valor. by Bruce Sterling

Mark Twain: Technologist from MAKE: 09: Fringe
How the author of Huckleberry Finn couldn't make it as a venture angel. by Bruce Sterling

Egghead from MAKE: 08: Toys and Games
Inventor Nikola Tesla saw reality in his own way. by Bruce Sterling

The Interventionists from MAKE: 07: Backyard Biology
The "creative class": tech geeks and fine artists are jostling onto the same page. by Bruce Sterling

Hands On: Elegant Innovation from MAKE: 06: Robots
From lamps and chainsaws to saving the planet. by Bruce Sterling

Hands On: Making a Mobile from MAKE: 05: Science, Weather, and Outdoors
Staying poised at the fertile edge of chaos, while the clock ticks. by Bruce Sterling

Everything, for Everybody, Every Time from MAKE: 04: Music and Kits for the Holidays
Multitools are for people who can't define their jobs, and who never stop tinkering. by Bruce Sterling

Get a Life from MAKE: 03: Cars and Halloween
Makers of virtual goods earn real cash in Second Life. by Bruce Sterling

The Code Da Vinci Lived By from MAKE: 02: Home Entertainment
Renaissance hacks by the father of all geeks. by Bruce Sterling

Make the Tools That Made You from MAKE: 01: Make Premiere
Flintknappers are making the tools that people have been making since before they were human. by Bruce Sterling

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