The
Science Friday Book Club is back! This time around, we’re traveling back to the late 1970s, to the early days of the computer revolution, with Tracy Kidder's Pulitzer Prize-winning book,
The Soul of a New Machine.Join Ira and Tracy at Google’s New York City headquarters for light refreshments and an engaging conversation about one team’s high stakes drive to build and debug a 32-bit minicomputer. Space is limited, so complete the form below to add your name to the list. Pre-registration is required, and we’ll follow up in advance to confirm that your spot has been reserved.
You can order
The Soul of a New Machine from Powell’s at a 30 percent
discount. In the mean time, take a sneak peek at what's in store by checking out this
excerpt.
DETAILS
Date: Monday, August 24, 2015
Time: Doors open at 6:00 p.m.; discussion is at 6:30 p.m.
Location: Google Offices inside Chelsea Market, 75 9th Avenue, New York, NY (2nd floor, across from Anthropologie).
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