Leadership & Management

Science & Technology

Computer Engineering

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The Soul of a New Machine

by Tracy Kidder · 1981 · 293 pages

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About This Book

A narrative account of a computer engineering team at Data General Corporation racing to design a next-generation 32-bit minicomputer under immense pressure. The book explores the human obsession, technical challenges, and management styles within the burgeoning high-tech industry of the late 1970s.

Genres

Leadership & Management Science & Technology History

Topics

Computer Engineering Hardware Innovation Management Team Building Tech Industry

Book Details

Published

1981

Pages

293

Language

en

ISBN

9780316491976

Awards & Recognition

Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction (1982)National Book Award for Nonfiction (1982)

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Narrated by Ben Sullivan

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