Hackers Heroes of the Computer Revolution Tapa blanda - 2001

Today, technology is cool. Owning the most powerful computer, the latest high-tech gadget, and the whizziest website is a status symbol on a par with having a flashy car or a designer suit. And a media obsessed with the digital explosion has reappropriated the term "computer nerd" so that it's practically synonymous with "entrepreneur." Yet, a mere fifteen years ago, wireheads hooked on tweaking endless lines of code were seen as marginal weirdos, outsiders whose world would never resonate with the mainstream. That was before one pioneering work documented the underground computer revolution that was about to change our world forever. With groundbreaking profiles of Bill Gates, Steve Wozniak, MIT's Tech Model Railroad Club, and more, Steven Levy's Hackers brilliantly captures a seminal moment when the risk takers and explorers were poised to conquer twentieth-century America's last great frontier. And in the Internet age, "the hacker ethic" -- first espoused here -- is alive and well. - Back cover.

Detalles

• Título Hackers Heroes of the Computer Revolution
• Autor Steven Levy
• Encuadernación Tapa blanda
• Edición Updated
• Páginas 464
• Idioma EN
• Editorial Penguin (Non-Classics), E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.
• Fecha de publicación January 2, 2001
• ISBN 9780141000510