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Hackers Heroes of the Computer Revolution - 25th Anniversary Edition

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ISBN-10: 1449388396

ISBN-13: 9781449388393

Edition: 25th 2010 (Anniversary)

Authors: Steven Levy

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Steven Levy's classic book about the original hackers of the computer revolution is now available in a special 25th anniversary edition, with updated material from noteworthy hackers such as Bill Gates, Mark Zukerberg, Richard Stallman, and Tim O'Reilly. Hackers traces the exploits of innovators from the research labs in the late 1950s to the rise of the home computer in the mid-1980s. It's a fascinating story of brilliant and eccentric nerds such as Steve Wozniak, Ken Williams, and John Draper who took risks, bent the rules, and took the world in a radical new direction."Hacker" is often a derogatory term today, but 40 years ago, it referred to people who found clever and unorthodox…    
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Book details

List price: $39.99
Edition: 25th
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/30/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 528
Size: 5.59" wide x 8.50" long x 1.18" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English

Steven Levy is a senior editor for "Newsweek." For ten years he wrote the "Iconoclast" column for "MacWorld" magazine. His previous books include "Hackers" & "Artificial Life."