Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution
25th Anniversary Edition
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Narrated by:
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Mike Chamberlain
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Written by:
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Steven Levy
About this listen
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 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.
Levy profiles the imaginative brainiacs who found clever and unorthodox solutions to computer engineering problems. They had a shared sense of values, known as "the hacker ethic" that still thrives today. Hackers captures a seminal period in recent history when underground activities blazed a trail for today's digital world, from MIT students finagling access to clunky computer-card machines to the DIY culture that spawned the Altair and the Apple II.
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- Randi
- 2021-06-09
Great!
I loved it. Reminded me of the Steve Jobs autobiography by Isaacson. If you like computers and are interested in the history or programming, you’ll like this book. Even if you’re not, I think anyone would find it enjoyable.
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- Richard G.
- 2021-01-23
Loved the book
I really enjoyed listening to this one. Really captures the essence of what it was to "hack" in those years and how important these people were to the whole computer industry. Highly recommended
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- kevin
- 2022-02-06
It's good background noise
I played it when I was just vacuuming or washing dishes. It's excellent if you just want something to get rid of the quiet.
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