There's a beautiful book by Charles Petzold which I would recommend to anybody who wants to understand how a machine works from bare materials, "Code: The Hidde

There's a beautiful book by Charles Petzold which I would recommend to anybody who wants to understand how a machine works from bare materials, "Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software!" does not require any type of "technical" knowledge. That should be pretty interesting to read!! :)