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24 alternatives to The Supermen

Seymour Cray + technical wizards behind the supercomputer

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Supermen launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Superintelligence▲69

   Paths, Dangers, Strategies of Superintelligence

   2015 · amazon.fr · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Hackers▲75

   Heroes of the computer revolution

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Second Machine Age▲66

   Work, progress, and prosperity in a time of brilliant techno

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies▲71

   What happens when machines surpass humans in intelligence?

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Hardware Hacker▲63

   Adventures in Making and Breaking Hardware

   2016 · nostarch.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Elements of Computing Systems▲71

   Building a modern computer from first principles

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Rise of the Machines▲61

   A Cybernetic History 1st Edition

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   BOLD Book▲72

   New book from Peter Diamandis.

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Age of Optimists▲60

   Quantitative Glimpse of Tech's Political Endgame

   2016 · medium.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies▲91

    Why human brains are complicated, superior machines

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Race Against The Machine▲66

    How the digital revolution is accelerating innovation!

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Soul of A New Machine▲62

    Inside look at the computer industry transition

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Quantum Computing since Democritus (Scott Aaronson)▲63

    Irreverent overview of ideas in math, CS & philosophy

    2016 · cambridge.org · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Pragmatic Programmer▲87

    Solid advice and awesome analogies

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Papers We Love▲90

    A repository of academic computer science papers

    2015 · paperswelove.org · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Code▲76

    The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software

    2016 · namecheap.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Age of Spiritual Machines▲57

    AI and achieving the singularity

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Becoming Superhuman: David Heinemeier Hansson▲125

    An interview with a real-world superlearner

    2016 · becomingasuperhuman.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age ▲79

    Essays by Paul Graham

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Exponential Organisations▲55

    Great book about tech companies and how they outperform

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Coders at Work: Reflections on the Craft of Programming▲70

    Interviews with the 15 most interesting computer programmers

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Algorithms to Live By▲70

    The computer science of human decisions

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Future Visions▲66

    Original science fiction inspired by Microsoft

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Innovators▲10

    Chronological history of computer tech and key people

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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