The Soul of A New Machine
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293 pages
"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.
ISBN: 9780316491709
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Finance & Investing"A really old book, but it's a famous book."
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Finance & Investing"I love The Soul of A New Machine. First it is a story. Second it captures the passion of engineers who are driven to ship a revolutionary product."
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