Archival Data Profile
- Page Count 297
- Publication Year 2011
- Publisher Little, Brown and Company
- ISBN-13 9780316204552
The Soul of A New Machine
By Tracy Kidder
Archival Summary & Scope
**Pulitzer Prize Winner, National Book Award Winner**Tracy Kidder's classic *The Soul of a New Machine* offers a "riveting" (Washington Post) account of a company's frantic 1981 race to bring a new microcomputer to market. More than a historical snapshot, this award-winning book captures the enduring spirit of the tech industry: its relentless pace, high-stakes innovation, and the people behind it. "A surprisingly gripping account of people at work" (Wall Street Journal), it remains a vital read for understanding the origins and culture of the modern computer revolution.
Archival Categorization Notes
This literature has been indexed under the primary pillar of Technology. It was manually vetted for the Read For Truth database because it provides educational insights into Hardware, assisting researchers in locating established secondary research within this specific taxonomy.