While not a history book, per se, "Masterminds of Programming: Conversations with the Creators of Major Programming Languages" [1] is a pretty great read. You c

While not a history book, per se, "Masterminds of Programming: Conversations with the Creators of Major Programming Languages" [1] is a pretty great read. You can get a ton of historical context from reading what the language designers were thinking when they created their languages. [1] http://www.amazon.com/Masterminds-Programming-Conversations-Creators-Languages/dp/0596515170 http://www.amazon.com/Masterminds-Programming-Conversations-...