How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution
542 pages
English language
Published Oct. 7, 2014 by Simon & Schuster.
The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution is an overview of the history of computer science and the Digital Revolution. It was written by Walter Isaacson, and published in 2014 by Simon & Schuster. The book summarizes the contributions of several innovators who have made pivotal breakthroughs in computer technology and its applications—from the world's first computer programmer, Ada Lovelace, and Alan Turing's work in artificial intelligence, through the Information Age of the present.
I can't believe I'd never heard of this book; I picked it up in an airport, and I'm glad I did. This book ambitiously tries to cover the evolution of computers, and details much of the early history of both computers and the people imagining or inventing them. Both informative and entertaining. Highly recommend.
