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The Soul of a New Machine

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About This Book

"The Soul of a New Machine" is a non-fiction book written by Tracy Kidder and published in 1981. It chronicles the experiences of a computer engineering team racing to design a next-generation computer at a blistering pace under tremendous pressure. The machine was launched in 1980 as the Data General Eclipse MV/8000. The book won the 1982 National Book Award for Non-fiction and a Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction.

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minicomputersInformaticaOrdinateursDesign and constructionOuvrages de vulgarisationComputer engineeringConception et constructionElectronic digital computersData General CorporationPopular worksHistoryElectronic digital computers, design and construction

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Book Details

First Published

1981

Pages

293 pages

Rating

4.2 / 5

Ratings

18

Editions

23

Publisher

Penguin Books, Limited

Language

ENG, GER, HEB

Status

Published

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