Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution
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Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution is a seminal 1984 non-fiction book by Steven Levy that chronicles the early computer hacker subculture and articulates the influential "hacker ethic" of creativity, freedom, and open access to information.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8828530 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution Context triple: [hacker ethic, describedIn, Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution]
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A.
Hackers
Hackers is a 1995 cult classic cyberpunk film about teenage computer prodigies who uncover a corporate conspiracy while navigating early internet culture.
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B.
The Hacker
The Hacker is a villainous character portrayed by Christopher Lloyd in the educational animated television series "Cyberchase."
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C.
The Hacker’s Choice
The Hacker’s Choice is a well-known security research and hacking collective recognized for creating influential penetration-testing tools and publishing information on network and system vulnerabilities.
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D.
Revenge of the Hackers
Revenge of the Hackers is an essay by open-source advocate Eric S. Raymond that chronicles the rise of the open-source movement and the cultural shift it brought to the software industry.
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E.
Pirates of Silicon Valley
Pirates of Silicon Valley is a 1999 docudrama film that dramatizes the early rivalry and rise of Apple’s Steve Jobs and Microsoft’s Bill Gates during the personal computer revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution Target entity description: Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution is a seminal 1984 non-fiction book by Steven Levy that chronicles the early computer hacker subculture and articulates the influential "hacker ethic" of creativity, freedom, and open access to information.
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A.
Hackers
Hackers is a 1995 cult classic cyberpunk film about teenage computer prodigies who uncover a corporate conspiracy while navigating early internet culture.
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B.
The Hacker
The Hacker is a villainous character portrayed by Christopher Lloyd in the educational animated television series "Cyberchase."
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C.
The Hacker’s Choice
The Hacker’s Choice is a well-known security research and hacking collective recognized for creating influential penetration-testing tools and publishing information on network and system vulnerabilities.
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D.
Revenge of the Hackers
Revenge of the Hackers is an essay by open-source advocate Eric S. Raymond that chronicles the rise of the open-source movement and the cultural shift it brought to the software industry.
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E.
Pirates of Silicon Valley
Pirates of Silicon Valley is a 1999 docudrama film that dramatizes the early rivalry and rise of Apple’s Steve Jobs and Microsoft’s Bill Gates during the personal computer revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
non-fiction book
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work of literature ⓘ |
| author | Steven Levy ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
anti-authoritarianism in computing
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creativity in programming ⓘ freedom of information ⓘ sharing of source code ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReception |
influential in technology journalism
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seminal work on hacker culture ⓘ |
| describes |
early mainframe hacking
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early video game development ⓘ emergence of personal computers ⓘ |
| featuresPerson |
Richard Stallman
ⓘ
Steve Wozniak ⓘ members of the Homebrew Computer Club ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | print ⓘ |
| genre |
history of computing
ⓘ
popular science ⓘ technology writing ⓘ |
| hasLaterEdition | 25th anniversary edition ⓘ |
| influenced |
discourse on computer ethics
ⓘ
free software movement ⓘ public perception of hackers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableConcept | hacker ethic ⓘ |
| part |
MIT hackers
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linked to:
MIT hacks
game hackers ⓘ homebrew and personal computer hackers ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Anchor Press/Doubleday
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linked to:
Anchor Press
|
| relatedConcept | open source movement ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Crypto: How the Code Rebels Beat the Government—Saving Privacy in the Digital Age ⓘ |
| setting |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Silicon Valley ⓘ Stanford University ⓘ |
| structure | three-part narrative ⓘ |
| subject |
computer hackers
ⓘ
computer history ⓘ creative programming ⓘ hacker culture ⓘ hacker ethic ⓘ open access to information ⓘ software freedom ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ early 1980s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution Description of subject: Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution is a seminal 1984 non-fiction book by Steven Levy that chronicles the early computer hacker subculture and articulates the influential "hacker ethic" of creativity, freedom, and open access to information.
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