Development of Inventions and Creative Ideas

Subjects: Engineering · Science · Technology

Art: Palmer, Edward, 1803-1872, Figures 113-123. Plate Electrical Machines, 1840 · Public domain

Instructors: Dr. Dedric Carter, Dr. Robert Rines
Term: Spring 2008
Level: Graduate
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Source: MIT OpenCourseWare 6.931 Development of Inventions and Creative Ideas, Spring 2008, Dr. Dedric Carter, Dr. Robert Rines — original course page on ocw.mit.edu ↗. License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Study order: none is claimed; materials are grouped by MIT's own sections. Taken from MIT's published course files, downloaded from ocw.mit.edu on September 23, 2026. How RedLectern is built.

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