Bibliograph

The soul of a new machine, Tracy Kidder

Type

Label

The soul of a new machine, Tracy Kidder

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The soul of a new machine

Oclc number

7551785

Responsibility statement

Tracy Kidder

Summary

Offers a behind-the-scenes look at the high-technology computer industry, observing a crash program to develop a highly complicated machine and the people involved in this competitive business

Table Of Contents

Prologue: A good man in a storm -- How to make a lot of money -- The wars -- Building a team -- Wallach's golden moment -- Midnight programmer -- Flying upside down -- La machine -- The wonderful micromachines -- A workshop -- The case of the missing NAND gate -- Shorter than a season -- Pinball -- Going to the fair -- The last crunch -- Canards -- Dinosaurs -- Epilogue

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