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Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution

by Steven Levy
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Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution
Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution

Where rebel coders built the digital world

This is a great read if you love origin stories with real attitude. It brings early computer culture to life through brilliant, obsessive people who were equal parts misfit and visionary, and shows how their ideals still shape the internet today. You come away feeling like modern tech suddenly has a human, messy, fascinating beginning.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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by Steven Levy
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ISBN: 9781449388393
Authors: Steven Levy
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Date of Publication: 2010-06-29
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Biographies & Memoirs, Business, Science, History
Related Topics: Technology, Pop Culture, Biography, World History, Computers, Biography Memoir
Goodreads rating: 4.16
(rated by 8632 readers)

Description

This 25th-anniversary edition of Steven Levy's classic traces the exploits of the computer revolution's original hackers—from MIT's Tech Model Railroad Club to the Homebrew Computer Club and the dawn of personal computing. Levy profiles the imaginative technologists who bent the rules, built new machines, and helped shape what has become the digital world. Central to the narrative is the "hacker ethic"—a belief in freely shared information and the joy of clever, open experimentation. The book follows the DIY culture that produced the Altair and the Apple II and examines enduring questions about software ownership, copying, and access in the computer age. The edition expands the story with updated material reflecting later developments in computing and the ongoing relevance of hacker culture.
 

Where rebel coders built the digital world

This is a great read if you love origin stories with real attitude. It brings early computer culture to life through brilliant, obsessive people who were equal parts misfit and visionary, and shows how their ideals still shape the internet today. You come away feeling like modern tech suddenly has a human, messy, fascinating beginning.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.