10 Greatest Tech-reads of All Time

8. Name of book: Hackers

Author: Steven Levy

Year: 1984

What it’s about: Levy was the one who coined the word ‘hacker’ and this one book chronicles the philosophy that rules hackers’ lives even today.

What’s great about it: The book has its impact so widespread that even hackers who haven’t read the book go by the same principles the book lays out. It gives insight into the workings of great minds in technology from Steve Wozniak to Richard Stallman, creator of the free software movement that climaxed in Linux.