Download Free to Make: How the Maker Movement Is Changing Our Schools, Our Jobs, and Our Minds AudioBook Free
Dale Dougherty, originator of MAKE: magazine and the Manufacturer Faire, provides a guided tour of the international phenomenon known as the Manufacturer Movement, a cultural trend that is changing what gets made, how it's made, where it's made, and who makes it. Free to Make is a call to join what Dougherty calls the "renaissance of making", an invitation to see ourselves as creators and shapers of the world all around us. As the Internet thrives and world-changing solutions - like 3-D printers and very small microcontrollers - become progressively more affordable, people surrounding the world are moving away from the passivity of one-size-fits-all use and command-and-control types of education and business. Free to Make explores how making revives empty and neglected urban areas, reinvigorates community places like libraries and museums, and even influences our personal and cultural development - fostering a mind-set that is employed, frolicsome, and resourceful. Free to Make asks us to imagine a global where making can be an everyday occurrence in our academic institutions, workplaces, and local communities, grounding us in the physical world and empowering us to resolve the challenges we face.
