The Soul of a New Machine

John Tracy Kidder (1945–2026) was an American nonfiction writer and literary journalist born in New York City. He gained fame with his Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Soul of a New Machine (1981), chronicling the development of a computer at Data General, and authored other acclaimed works like House (1985), Among Schoolchildren (1989), Mountains Beyond Mountains (2003), and Strength in What Remains (2009). A Harvard graduate and Vietnam veteran, Kidder earned numerous awards including the National Book Award and Robert F. Read more →