Bibliograph

The innovators, how a group of hackers, geniuses, and geeks created the digital revolution, Walter Isaacson

Type

Label

The innovators, how a group of hackers, geniuses, and geeks created the digital revolution, Walter Isaacson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 493-523) and index

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

portraitsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The innovators

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

876012030

Responsibility statement

Walter Isaacson

Sub title

how a group of hackers, geniuses, and geeks created the digital revolution

Summary

The computer and the Internet are among the most important inventions of our era, but few people know who created them. Most innovations of the digital age were made collaboratively. There were a lot of fascinating people involved, some ingenious and a few even geniuses. This is the story of these pioneers, hackers, and entrepreneurs, how their minds worked and what made them so creative. It's also a narrative of how their ability to work as teams made them even more creative

Table Of Contents

Ada, Countess of Lovelace -- The computer -- Programming -- The transistor -- The microchip -- Video games -- The Internet -- The personal computer -- Software -- Online -- The Web -- Ada forever

Target audience

adult

Classification

Creator