This event is in the past.It took place on January 20, 2026 at Computer History Museum.
Trace computing's evolution through the bestsellers that shaped it. Historian W. Patrick McCray unpacks how books like Cybernetics and Computer Lib didn't just explain tech—they sparked the visions that built it.
Tech history
Fireside chat
Literary perspective
Tips
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Reade Me: The Books that Inspired the Computing Revolution
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Trace computing's evolution through the bestsellers that shaped it. Historian W. Patrick McCray unpacks how books like Cybernetics and Computer Lib didn't just explain tech—they sparked the visions that built it.
Tech history
Fireside chat
Literary perspective
Tips
💻attend in person or join online
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