The standard textbooks by historians are: A History of Modern Computing by Paul Ceruzzi Computer: A History of the Information Machine by Martin Campbell-Kell

The standard textbooks by historians are: A History of Modern Computing by Paul Ceruzzi Computer: A History of the Information Machine by Martin Campbell-Kelly and William Aspray There are good books by journalists and popular writers. Favorites on HN are: The Dream Machine: J.C.R. Licklider and the Revolution That Made Computing Personal by W. Mitchell Waldrop Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution by Steven Levy Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins Of The Internet by Katie Hafner and Matthey Lyon These and many many other books are recomended and described in this HN thread from two years ago: Ask HN: Computer Science/History Books? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22692281 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22692281