Nightwork: A History of Hacks and Pranks at MIT

{{Short description|Book covering various hacks from MIT}}

Image:nightwork.jpg with its windows lit up to show the letter "N". This alludes to various hacks that have been done there.]]

Nightwork: A History of Hacks and Pranks at MIT (first edition, 2003; {{ISBN|9780262661379}});{{Cite web|title=Spring 2003 Trade Paperbacks: History - Poetry|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/print/20030127/39652-spring-2003-trade-paperbacks-history-poetry.html|website=PublishersWeekly.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-22}} (revised edition, 2011; {{ISBN|978-0-262-51584-9}}) 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.{{cite web|url=http://hacks.mit.edu/books/nightwork/ |title= Nightwork |website=hacks.mit.edu |publisher=MIT |date= 2003-04-27 |access-date=2016-10-23}} The "author" of Nightwork is listed as "Institute Historian T. F. Peterson", which is a reference to the MIT cultural acronym IHTFP.{{citation needed|date=April 2013}}