Steven Levy
Levy's reporting preserved an influential account of hacker culture across MIT, the Homebrew Computer Club, and early game programming.
Steven Levy is a technology writer and author. His book Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution, published in 1984, traced several generations of computer enthusiasts and described the Hacker Ethic.
Historical record
The book brought oral history and contemporary reporting together to document communities that had often left few formal records. It remains a widely cited starting point for studying the social history of computing and hacking.
Timeline
- 1984Publishes Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution.
- 2001Publishes Crypto, a history of public cryptography.
Steven Levy
- Type
- Person
- Era
- 1984-Present
- Known for
- Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution; Crypto; Technology journalism
- Tags
- author, hacker-culture, computing-history, books
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