- Paypal Wars. I read this twice -- once back in 2006 or so, before I really knew who any of the people were (Thiel, Musk, etc.). And then once a few years ago. - Chaos Monkeys -- about Facebook circa 2010, touches on YC a few years before that. Somewhat controversial, but a good book. - Weaving the Web by Tim Berners-Lee -- talks about the story from CERN to MIT, etc. Echoing some other posts: - The Idea Factory - The Dream Machine (probably the densest and most informative computer history book I've read) - Masters of Doom - The Supermen (about Seymour Cray) -- I didn't know anything about this side of the industry! Interesting.
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- The Dream Machine: J.C.R. Licklider and the Revolution That Made Computing Personal
- The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation
- Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture
- Weaving the Web: The Original Design and Ultimate Destiny of the World Wide Web