#12 in Technology & IT
Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution
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About the book
Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution (ISBN 978-0-385-19195-1) is a book by Steven Levy about hacker culture. It was published in 1984 in Garden City, New York by Doubleday. Levy describes the people, the machines, and the events that defined the Hacker culture and the Hacker Ethic, from the early mainframe hackers at MIT, to the self-made hardware hackers and game hackers.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.1 across 125 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 46% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Technology & IT average of 8.1. That is how 8.1 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.2 | 26 | 21% |
| Hardcover | 8.1 | 99 | 79% |
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