[SIGCIS-Members] Request for biographies

[Evan Koblentz]

Kurt Beyer's book on Grace Hopper is quite good.

On Sep 3, 2020, Marc Weber <marc at webhistory.org> wrote:
>The Dream Machine by Mitch Waldrop on J.C.R. Licklider is a real
>classic. It is also an important history of his entire milieu, and of
>early work in timesharing, networking, Web-like online systems, etc.
>It’s a trade book but deeply researched and referenced. 
>
>Best, Marc
>
>> On Sep 3, 2020, at 04:31, Troy Astarte <Troy.Astarte at newcastle.ac.uk>
>wrote:
>> 
>> Dear SIG-CIS, 
>> 
>> What is your favourite biography of a scientist or mathematician? I’m
>particularly interested in modern subjects and those who worked in
>computing/computer science. Ideally the book would cover the subject’s
>work in a reasonable level of technical detail as well as their life
>and the broader context in which they lived and worked. 
>> 
>> I ask because I am considering applying for funding for an
>essentially biographical project on a computer scientist and I would
>like to read some (more) biographies first. 
>> 
>> Best, 
>> 
>> Troy Astarte
>> 
>> School of Computing
>> Newcastle University
>> 
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