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Ask HN: Greatest books about the history of computing

12 points kaycebasques | 2 comments | 16 Nov 24 16:03 UTC | HN request time: 0.424s | source

The Dream Machine is giving me a great appreciation of the time-sharing revolution and ARPANET. What else should I read? Any timeframe or topic is OK, so long as it's strongly related to the history of computing.
1. jonjacky ◴[16 Nov 24 16:57 UTC] No.42157407[source]▶
The standard textbooks by historians are:

A History of Modern Computing by Paul Ceruzzi

There is a completely rewritten version of this with an additional author:

A New History of Modern Computing by Thomas Haigh and Paul Ceruzzi

Also:

Computer: A History of the Information Machine by Martin Campbell-Kelly and William Aspray

There are good books by journalists and popular writers. Favorites on HN are:

The Dream Machine -- you are already reading this. Also:

Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution by Steven Levy

Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins Of The Internet by Katie Hafner and Matthey Lyon

These and many many other books are recomended and described in this HN thread from a few years ago:

Ask HN: Computer Science/History Books? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22692281

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2. BOOSTERHIDROGEN ◴[17 Nov 24 14:25 UTC] No.42164332[source]▶
Are there any books about the semiconductor industry?