Technomanifestos
by Adam Brate · first published 2002
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I would say the most important thing is to stimulate your thinking in different ways, here are a few books that might help in that regard- Technomanifestos: Visions from the Information Revolutionaries by Adam Brate Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas Hofstadter A Thousand Years of Nonlinear History by Manuel De Landa Follow for Now:…
on “Key Reads for the young technologist” ↗I can recommend the book Technomanifestos: Visions of the Information Revolutionaries by Adam Brate. The book is out of print and no digital versions are available. The book is still for sale on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Technomanifestos-Information-Revoluti...
on “Ask HN: How to learn about the history of computing?” ↗Technomanifestos by Adam Brate. I never had any introduction to the history of information technology until I read this book.
on “Ask HN: Which books do you wish you'd read earlier in life?” ↗Turing's Cathedral Darwin Among the Machines Technomanifestos Possiplex What Technology Wants A couple of not computer related, but quite interesting books- The Structure of Scientific Revolutions A Thousand Years of Nonlinear History
on “Ask HN: Good books on the history of computer science?” ↗