The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution

Why We Recommend It

A deeply researched history of computing and digital innovation, tracing contributions from Ada Lovelace through the PC and Internet era. Widely praised as a definitive overview of the digital age.

Key Ideas

• Technological breakthroughs are collaborative and cumulative

• Interplay between invention, business and institutions

• Importance of personalities in shaping tech

• The shift from hardware to software dominance

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