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iWoz
First published 2006 · 336 pages
A joyful, geeky conversation with the ultimate hardware hacker about the pure thrill of invention.
What it feels like
Reading this memoir feels exactly like pulling up a stool in a cluttered, wire-strewn garage while a brilliant, hyperactive friend excitedly explains how the world works. The pace is brisk and bounding, driven by an infectious, almost childlike enthusiasm for logic, circuits, and the pure joy of making things. It is deeply earnest and entirely unpretentious, stripping away the slick corporate mythology of Silicon Valley to reveal the beating, geeky heart of the early computer revolution. The prose is highly conversational, sometimes rambling but always authentic, immersing the reader in an optimistic, tinkering mood. It will absolutely delight makers, engineers, and anyone who loves a story about staying true to your passions in a world obsessed with profit.
- Mood
- optimistic
- nostalgic
- energetic
- tinkering
- Tone
- conversational
- enthusiastic
- earnest
- geeky
- informal
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- the joy of engineering · hacker ethos · pure invention vs. commerce · staying true to oneself · the magic of early computing
- The writing
- Highly conversational and unfiltered, reading less like a polished memoir and more like an enthusiastic late-night chat with a brilliant friend.
- The arc
- Moves from the innocent, boundless excitement of childhood tinkering through the complex realities of corporate success, ultimately settling into a contented, purpose-driven life.
- Who it's for
- Tech enthusiasts, makers, and anyone fascinated by the human side of the personal computing revolution who prefers earnest passion over slick corporate narratives.
About the book
Once upon a time, computers looked like big, alien vending machines. They had large screens, cryptic switches, huge boxes, and odd lights. But in 1975, a young engineering wizard named Steve Wozniak had an idea: What if you combined computer circuitry with a regular typewriter keyboard and a video screen? The result was the first true personal computer, the Apple I. Widely affordable and easily understood, Wozniak's invention has been rapidly transforming our world ever since. His life--before and after Apple--is a "home-brew" mix of brilliant discovery and adventure, as an engineer, a concert promoter, a fifth-grade teacher, a philanthropist, and an irrepressible prankster. From the invention of the first personal computer to the rise of Apple as an industry giant, iWoz presents a no-holds-barred, rollicking, firsthand account of the humanist inventor who ignited the computer revolution.--From publisher description
Description from Open Library.
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