Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution
by Steven Levy
Description
A pioneering account of the early computer enthusiasts who transformed programming from an academic pursuit into a culture of creativity, exploration, and technological disruption. Through portraits of figures such as Steve Wozniak and Bill Gates, along with the communities that shaped them—including MIT’s Tech Model Railroad Club—the book traces the rise of personal computing and the ideals that fueled it. It explores the hacker ethic: a commitment to open access, hands-on discovery, elegant solutions, and pushing technology beyond established boundaries. Both historical narrative and cultural study, it offers an influential look at the people and principles that helped launch the computer revolution.
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paperback
Penguin Books
Published Jan 1, 1994
455 pages
ISBN: 9780141000510
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First Published
1984
Language
eng
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