1. Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution - Steven Levy[1]
2. Inventing the Future - Albert Cory[2][3]
3. Cyberpunk: Outlaws and Hackers on the Computer Frontier - John Markoff and Katie Hafner[4][5]
4. Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker - Kevin Mitnick[6]
5. Not a book, but definitely consider watching "Halt & Catch Fire"[7] if you haven't seen it yet. It's an amazing show that deals with, loosely speaking, "the history of the computer industry".
6. Exploding the Phone: The Untold Story of the Teenagers and Outlaws Who Hacked Ma Bell - Phil Lapsley[8]
[5]: Yes, I'm aware there are substantial question marks concerning the veracity of some of the information in this book, especially as it pertains to Mitnick. Nonetheless, I believe it's worth reading, but also suggest reading other books about Mitnick, including his autobiography, to get the other perspective
2. Inventing the Future - Albert Cory[2][3]
3. Cyberpunk: Outlaws and Hackers on the Computer Frontier - John Markoff and Katie Hafner[4][5]
4. Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker - Kevin Mitnick[6]
5. Not a book, but definitely consider watching "Halt & Catch Fire"[7] if you haven't seen it yet. It's an amazing show that deals with, loosely speaking, "the history of the computer industry".
6. Exploding the Phone: The Untold Story of the Teenagers and Outlaws Who Hacked Ma Bell - Phil Lapsley[8]
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackers:_Heroes_of_the_Compute...
[2]: https://www.amazon.com/Inventing-Future-Albert-Cory/dp/17362...
[3]: Note that AlbertCory is an HN'er! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28059246
[4]: https://www.amazon.com/Cyberpunk-Outlaws-Hackers-Computer-Fr...
[5]: Yes, I'm aware there are substantial question marks concerning the veracity of some of the information in this book, especially as it pertains to Mitnick. Nonetheless, I believe it's worth reading, but also suggest reading other books about Mitnick, including his autobiography, to get the other perspective
[6]: https://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Wires-Adventures-Worlds-Wanted/...
[7]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halt_and_Catch_Fire_(TV_series...
[8]: https://www.amazon.com/Exploding-Phone-Phil-Lapsley/dp/08021...