The Greatest Books of All Time on Computers

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 743 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
2135 Cryptonomicon Neal Stephenson 1999 American English
7034 Invention Norbert Wiener 1948 American English
8836 The Emperor's New Mind Roger Penrose 1989 British English
9161 Off To Be The Wizard Scott Meyer 2013 English
9306 The Hacker Crackdown Bruce Sterling 1992 American English
10118 Dealers Of Lightning Michael Hiltzik 2000 American English
10788 Life In Code Ellen Ullman 2017 American English
10815 Who Controls The Internet? Tim Wu, Jack Goldsmith 2006 American English
10942 This Machine Kills Secrets Andy Greenberg 2012 Unknown English
11272 Spam Finn Brunton 2013 American English
11494 Spelunky Derek Yu 2015 American English
13690 The Difference Engine William Gibson, Bruce Sterling 1990 American English
13835 Googled Ken Auletta 2009 American English
14901 Humble Pi Matt Parker 2019 British English
15507 Broken Genius Joel N. Shurkin 2020 American English
15786 The Computer And The Brain John Von Neumann 1958 American English
17010 Hidden Figures Margot Lee Shetterly 2016 American English
17010 So, You Want To Be A Coder? Jane Bedell 2016 American English
17010 From Airline Reservations To Sonic The Hedgehog Martin Campbell-Kelly 2003 British English
17010 Fire In The Valley Paul Freiberger, Michael Swaine 1984 American English
17010 Why Machines Learn Anil Ananthaswamy 2024 Unknown English