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        README

        A Bookish History of Computing from Electronic Brains to Everything Machines

        by W. Patrick McCray

        ISBN: 9780262553483

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: December 2, 2025

        The essential role that the oldest literary technology—books—played in making computers popular and pervasive.
        Large Language Models

        Large Language Models

        Large Language Models

        by Stephan Raaijmakers

        ISBN: 9780262552691

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: October 21, 2025

        An in-depth history of Large Language Models—and what their ubiquity, disruption, and creativity mean from a wider sociopolitical perspective.
        The Internet Stack

        The Internet Stack

        The Internet Stack

        by Amrit Tiwana

        ISBN: 9780262553629

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: September 16, 2025

        An accessible journey through the seam that connects the digital world of the Internet to our physical world.
        Island Tinkerers

        Island Tinkerers

        Island Tinkerers

        Innovation and Transformation in the Making of Taiwan’s Computing Industry

        by Honghong Tinn

        ISBN: 9780262549387

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: January 7, 2025

        How Taiwan rose to global prominence in high tech manufacturing, from computer maker to the world's leading chip manufacturer.
        Too Much Fun

        Too Much Fun

        Too Much Fun

        The Five Lives of the Commodore 64 Computer

        by Jesper Juul

        ISBN: 9780262549516

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: December 10, 2024

        The surprising history of the Commodore 64, the best-selling home computer of the 1980s—the machine that taught the world that computing should be fun.
        Computing Legacies

        Computing Legacies

        Computing Legacies

        Digital Cultures of Simulation

        by Peter Krapp

        ISBN: 9780262549837

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: December 3, 2024

        A media history of simulation that contextualizes our digital heritage and the history of computing.
        ChatGPT and the Future of AI

        ChatGPT and the Future of AI

        ChatGPT and the Future of AI

        The Deep Language Revolution

        by Terrence J. Sejnowski

        ISBN: 9780262049252

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: October 29, 2024

        An insightful exploration of Chat GPT and other advanced AI systems—how we got here, where we're headed, and what it all means for how we interact with the world.
        AI & I

        AI & I

        AI & I

        An Intellectual History of Artificial Intelligence

        by Eugene Charniak

        Foreword by Michael L. Littman

        ISBN: 9780262548731

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: October 8, 2024

        A concise and illuminating history of the field of artificial intelligence from one of its earliest and most respected pioneers.
        The Chinese Computer

        The Chinese Computer

        The Chinese Computer

        A Global History of the Information Age

        by Thomas S. Mullaney

        ISBN: 9780262047517

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: May 28, 2024

        The fascinating, untold story of how the Chinese language overcame unparalleled challenges and revolutionized the world of computing.
        Now the Chips Are Down

        Now the Chips Are Down

        Now the Chips Are Down

        The BBC Micro

        by Alison Gazzard

        ISBN: 9780262552028

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: May 21, 2024

        The story of a pioneering microcomputer: its beginnings as part of a national Computer Literary Project, its innovative hardware, and its creative uses.
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