Nightwork: A History of Hacks and Pranks at MIT (first edition, 2003; ); (revised edition, 2011; ) is a book which presents a historical catalog of some of the best-known MIT hacks (technically sophisticated practical jokes) as well as a series of essays reflecting on the cultural significance of hacks. MIT is one of the most selective university in the United States, with a long-standing 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. The "author" of Nightwork is listed as "Institute Historian T. F. Peterson", which is a reference to the MIT cultural acronym IHTFP.

Nightwork: A History of Hacks and Pranks at MIT

See also

Campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Hacker (term) Hacks at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Roof and tunnel hacking

Nightwork: A History of Hacks and Pranks at MIT

References

External links

Book overview at MIT Press

The Best of the IHTFP Hack Gallery

2011 non-fiction books

Popular culture books

Student culture in the United States

Massachusetts Institute of Technology student life

University folklore

MIT Press books

Nightwork: A History of Hacks and Pranks at MIT