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| Ask HN: Computer Science/History Books? | ||
| recommended by 1 user | 2020 | 331 points by jackofalltrades | books | original thread | | ||
Hi guys, can you recommend interesting books on Computer Science or computer history (similar to Dealers of Lightning) to read on this quarantine times? I really like that subject and am looking for something to keep myself away from TV at night. Thank you. | ||
| One user recommended this thread. What they said: |
| jonjacky Jan 2, 2022 | on: Ask HN: Where to learn about computer science and software… | context |
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The standard textbooks by historians are:
A History of Modern Computing by Paul Ceruzzi
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: J.C.R. Licklider and the Revolution That Made Computing Personal by W. Mitchell Waldrop
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 two years ago:
Ask HN: Computer Science/History Books? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22692281