I like reading lists. I like to look at other people’s reading lists – they can quickly point me to relevant material in their field. These are my tech reading recommendations – with and without reviews.
I maintain a second tech media list that includes movies and documentaries on the Red Mountain Makers wiki and a “wanna read” list on GoodReads.com.
History of computing
Tech biographies
- The Man Behind the Microchip: Robert Noyce and the Invention of Silicon Valley
- iWoz: Computer Geek to Cult Icon
- Steve Jobs
Tech business
- Atari Inc.: Business is Fun
- The Quants: How a New Breed of Math Whizzes Conquered Wall Street and Nearly Destroyed It
- The Google Story
Innovation
- Lynda for Libraries in Birmingham
- Birmingham AL open data sets
- The sessions I attended at We Rise Women in Tech conference
- Growing a diverse tech community in Birmingham
- Building a project portfolio – how to get started
- The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution
- The Innovator’s Dilemma