Description
A compelling account of Aaron Swartz’s life, ideas, and enduring influence, this book traces the gifted programmer and activist’s role in the movement for free and open access to information. It follows his journey from precocious young innovator to outspoken advocate for internet freedom, exploring the institutions, technologies, and legal battles that shaped his worldview. Along the way, it examines tensions between public access and intellectual property, technological progress and established power, and youthful idealism and political reality. Engaging and deeply researched, the narrative places Swartz’s story within the larger history of digital culture and the ongoing debate over who controls knowledge.
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Published Jan 1, 2015
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First Published
2016
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Idealist by Justin Peters.