The first two chapters of this thesis investigate a possibly fundamental aspect of technological progress. If knowledge accumulates as technology progresses, then successive generations of innovators may face an increasing educational burden, forcing them to spend longer periods in education…

Policies to avert the threat of dangerous climate change focus on stabilizing atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations by drastically reducing anthropogenic emissions of carbon. Such reductions require limiting the use of fossil fuels-which supply the bulk of energy to economic activity,…

This thesis explores a holistic design process through which architectural elements can engage the dynamic forces of natural phenomena and integrate the spatial and temporal experience of building form with its physical environment. The framework for this exploration is a…

by Leslie Prince Rudolph., Thesis (M.B.A.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1999., Includes bibliographical references (leaves 70-72).

by Roshanak Gilani., Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design & Management Program, 2001., Includes bibliographical references (p. 71-73).

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by Yaichi Aoshima., Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1996., Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-264).

by Ronit Bodner., Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1996., Includes bibliographical references (leaves 75-76).

by Michael Lewis Thompson., Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, 1996., Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-268).

by Charles L. Forbes., Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1996., Includes bibliographical references (leaves 51-53).