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Re:Ask HN: How to learn about the history of computing? by nekkoru on Tuesday July 07, 2015 @07:45AM (#9844802)
If you want a very detailed account of the super early history of electronic computing, George Dyson's "Turing's Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe."

http://www.amazon.com/Turings-Cathedral-Origins-Digital-Univ...

Other great titles I'd recommend is Steven Levy's "Hackers" http://www.amazon.com/Hackers-Heroes-Computer-Revolution-Ann... and Phil Lapsley's "Exploding the Phone" http://www.amazon.com/Exploding-Phone-Untold-Teenagers-Outla...

Hope you enjoy!

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Re:Ask HN: How to learn about the history of computing? by rcruzeiro on Tuesday July 07, 2015 @08:59AM (#9845100)
George Dyson's Turing's Cathedral is by far the best book I have read on this subject.
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