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

The Soul Of A New Machine

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

The Soul Of A New Machine

  • 4.13 ·
  • 15 Ratings
  • 138 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.

Publish Date
Publisher
Back Bay Books
Language
English
Pages
320

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Edition Availability
Cover of: The Soul Of A New Machine
The Soul Of A New Machine
June 1, 2000, Back Bay Books
Paperback in English
Cover of: The soul of a new machine
The soul of a new machine
1997, Modern Library
in English
Cover of: The soul of a new machine
The soul of a new machine
1990, Avon
in English
Cover of: Eagle
Eagle
1982, Flammarion
in French
Cover of: The soul of a new machine
The soul of a new machine
1982, Avon
in English
Cover of: The Soul of a New Machine
The Soul of a New Machine
1982, Avon
in English

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First Sentence

"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."

The Physical Object

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

ID Numbers

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

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