Heroes of the Computer Revolution
by Steven Levy
Recommended by 5 notable people, including Ev Williams and Austen Allred
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This 25th anniversary edition of Steven Levy's classic book traces the exploits of the computer revolution's original hackers those brilliant and eccentric nerds from the late 1950s through the early '80s who took risks, bent the rules, and pushed the world in a radical new direction. With updated material from noteworthy hackers such as Bill Ga...
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Recommended by 9 sources and appears in Silicon Valley, Most Recommended Books, and Programming.
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