Hackers
Heroes of the Computer Revolution
Steven Levy
Enter the world of original computer hackers in this classic book celebrating its 25th anniversary. Follow the brilliant and eccentric nerds from the late 1950s to the early 80s as they take risks, bend the rules, and push the world in a radical new direction. With updated material from noteworthy hackers such as Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Richard Stallman, and Steve Wozniak, Hackers is a fascinating story that begins in early computer research labs and leads to the first home computers. Get ready to discover how underground activities blazed a trail for today's digital world.
Publish Date
2001-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
2001-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1984
Goodreads Rating
4.16
ISBN
9781449388393
Recommendations
4
Recommendations
2018-06-10T18:48:37.000Z
My favorite books for understanding the history of Silicon Valley:
Troublemakers by Berlin
The new new thing by Lewis
Dealers of lightning by Hitzik
Hackers by Levy
Would love to hear any other recommendations. Haven’t read a great one about Intel or HP – source2021-06-28T15:13:01.000Z
Reading Hackers by @StevenLevy on recommendation by @ID_AA_Carmack with my son. How I wish I could time travel back and toss this book into my teenage hands. How did I miss this. – source2020-05-31T03:04:20.000Z
This book changed my life when it came out. I was probably around 12 years old. It made me want to be a hacker. But not a criminal — a hero of the computer revolution. – source