Hacking and Open Source Culture – Readings of the Ideas, Social Movements, and …

Hacking and Open Source CultureReadings of the Ideas, Social Movements, and People Who Shaped the Information Society\nAuthor(s): Dave Seng\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cognella, Inc, United States\nImprint: Cognella, Inc\nISBN-13: 9781516525706, 978-1516525706\nSynopsis\nHacking and Open Source Culture: Readings of the Ideas, Social Movements, and People Who Shaped the Information Society helps students explore the creative, cultural, and social contexts of modern technology. Readers learn how the hackers, innovators, ideas, and events of the past have created the age of information and technology we live in today.\n\nThe anthology is divided into three parts. Part I explores the development of the computer, including readings about FORTRAN, the development of general-purpose software, and the creation of the transistor, integrated circuit, and microprocessor. In Part II, students read selections about the people and events that led to the development of the internet. The final pa.