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

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

The soul of a new machine

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  • ★★★★ 4.1 (15 ratings) ·
  • 142 Want to read
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"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.

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Publisher
Avon
Language
English
Pages
293

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Subjects

minicomputers, Informatica, Ordinateurs, Design and construction, Ouvrages de vulgarisation, Computer engineering, Conception et construction, Electronic digital computers, Data General Corporation, Popular works, History, Electronic digital computers, design and construction, New York Times reviewed, open_syllabus_project, Architecture des ordinateurs, Miniordinateur

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Data General

Times

Late 1970s

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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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Edition Notes

"First Avon Books Trade Printing: September 1990"--T.p. verso.

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New York
Genre
Popular works.

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Pagination
293 p.;
Number of pages
293

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Open Library
OL17623724M
Internet Archive
soulofnewmachine00trac
ISBN 10
038071115X
OCLC/WorldCat
27176391
Library Thing
6055
Goodreads
525803

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December 24, 2021 Edited by ImportBot import existing book
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