The Soul Of A New Machine
COMPUTERS TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY
BOOK REPORT
‘The Soul of a New Machine' by Tracy Kidder
1981. New York: Avon Publishing
An underlying message
There is I believe a single quote from this book that encapsulates almost entirely its underlying message:
"No one ever pats anyone on the back around here. If de Castro ever patted me on the back, I'd probably quit"
Herein lies the soul, not a soul of silicon or of steel yet no less tangible. It is human soul that manifests itself through the endeavors of a team of computer designers working at the frontiers of human knowledge and engineering.
A vision of high-tech America
Celebrated for its insight into the world of corporate, high-technology America, the book earned the author a Pulitzer and a National Book Award in 1982. But this book holds far more for its reader, so much more than a mere insight, superficial, into the world of high-tech. Its pages are full of an insight that goes far deeper than that. I......
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