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Jul. 16, 2010
Hackers, 25 Years On
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| Twenty five years ago, author Steven Levy published the book 'Hackers,' with profiles of and conversations with some of the leaders of the emerging digital age, from Bill Gates to Steve Wozniak to Richard Stallman. We'll talk to him about what's changed in 25 years, and about some of the new leaders, such as Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, that made it into the new edition of the book. |
Produced by Annette Heist, Senior Producer
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Steven Levy
Author: "Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution," (reissued by O'Reilly, 2010)
Senior writer, Wired Magazine
New York, New York
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