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Hackers : Heroes of the Computer Revolution - 25th Anniversary Edition by Steven Levy (2010, Trade Paperback, Anniversary)

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 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.

Author
Steven Levy
Publication Name
Hackers : Heroes of the Computer Revolution-25th Anniversary Edition
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2010
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
528 Pages

Lc Classification Number
Hv6773
Edition Description
Anniversary
Edition Number
25
Table of Content
Preface Who's Who: The Wizards and Their Machines True Hackers: Cambridge: The Fifties and Sixties Hardware Hackers: Northern California: The Seventies Game Hackers: The Sierras: The Eighties The Last of the True Hackers: Cambridge: 1983 The Last of the True Hackers Afterword: Ten Years After Afterword: 2010 Notes Acknowledgments About the Author Colophon
Copyright Date
2010
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Topic
Programming / General, Forensic Psychology, Security / General, History, Information Technology
Dewey Decimal
364.168
Dewey Edition
23
Genre
Computers, Psychology

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