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Large Language Models
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
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
Innovation and Transformation in the Making of Taiwan’s Computing Industry
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
The Five Lives of the Commodore 64 Computer
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
Digital Cultures of Simulation
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
The Deep Language Revolution
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.
The Chinese Computer
A Global History of the Information Age
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
The BBC Micro
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.

Large Language Models
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
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
Innovation and Transformation in the Making of Taiwan’s Computing Industry
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
The Five Lives of the Commodore 64 Computer
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
Digital Cultures of Simulation
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
The Deep Language Revolution
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.
The Chinese Computer
A Global History of the Information Age
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
The BBC Micro
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.