An edition of The Soul of a New Machine (1981)

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An edition of The Soul of a New Machine (1981)

The Soul Of A New Machine

by

  • ★★★★ 4.13 ·
  • 15 Ratings
  • 139 Want to read
  • 11 Currently reading
  • 21 Have read

"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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Back Bay Books
Language
English
Pages
320

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Subjects
minicomputers, Informatica, Ordinateurs, Design and construction, Ouvrages de vulgarisation, Computer engineering, Conception et construction, Electronic digital computers, Data General Corporation, Popular works, History, Electronic digital computers, design and construction, New York Times reviewed, open_syllabus_project, Architecture des ordinateurs, Miniordinateur
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Data General
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Late 1970s

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Cover of: The Soul Of A New Machine
The Soul Of A New Machine
June 1, 2000, Back Bay Books
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The soul of a new machine
1997, Modern Library
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The soul of a new machine
1990, Avon
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The Soul of a New Machine
1982, Avon
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Eagle
1982, Flammarion
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The soul of a new machine
1982, Avon
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"FOR A TIME after the first pieces of Route 495 were laid down across central Massachusetts, in the middle 1960s, the main hazard to drivers was deer."

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Format
Paperback
Number of pages
320
Dimensions
8.2 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
Weight
9.9 ounces

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Open Library
OL9585454M
Internet Archive
soulofnewmachin000kidd
ISBN 10
0316491977
ISBN 13
9780316491976
OCLC/WorldCat
44864448
Library Thing
6055
Goodreads
7090

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