Neither of these is exactly what you asked for, but both are awesome in their own way, and both are (narrow and somewhat dated) histories: Hackers: Heroes of t

Neither of these is exactly what you asked for, but both are awesome in their own way, and both are (narrow and somewhat dated) histories: Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution by Steven Levy. The Pulitzer Prize Winning) The Soul of a New Machine, by Tracy Kidder. The second one literally changed my life in leading me to computers. Links: https://www.amazon.com/Hackers-Heroes-Computer-Revolution-Anniversary/dp/1449388396 https://www.amazon.com/Hackers-Heroes-Computer-Revolution-An... https://www.amazon.com/Soul-New-Machine-Tracy-Kidder/dp/0316491977/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1479649562&sr=1-1&keywords=the+soul+of+a+new+machine https://www.amazon.com/Soul-New-Machine-Tracy-Kidder/dp/0316...