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A Biography of the Pixel

Alvy Ray Smith

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Have you looked for online courses? Here are a few of the books I'd go through around computers, but are you thinking more extensive history of "technology?" Like how we've grown from printing press as innovation? Soul of a New Machine is a great non-fiction but reads like a fiction account of trying to overtake the Vax by building one of the first 32-bit machines https://www.amazon.com/Soul-New-Machine-Tracy-Kidder/dp/0316... (https://www.amazon.com/Soul-New-Machine-Tracy-Kidder/dp/0316491977) A Biography of the Pixel https://www.amazon.com/Biography-Pixel-Leonardo-Alvy-Smith/d... (https://www.amazon.com/Biography-Pixel-Leonardo-Alvy-Smith/dp/0262542455) great overview of the innovation and math that pushed graphics forwrard The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood https://www.amazon.com/Information-History-Theory-Flood/dp/1... (https://www.amazon.com/Information-History-Theory-Flood/dp/1400096235) walks through information theory and how we got to the internet Dealers of lightning: https://www.amazon.com/Dealers-of-Lightning-audiobook/dp/B00... (https://www.amazon.com/Dealers-of-Lightning-audiobook/dp/B0000546R7/) how a lot of modenr computing grew out of Xerox