Steven Levy
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Steven Levy (born 1951) is an American journalist who has written several books on computers, technology, cryptography, the Internet, cyber security and privacy. Levy is a senior editor and chief technology writer for Newsweek, writing mainly on the "Science & Technology" section, and the regular column "Random Access" on the monthly feature "Focus On Technology". He also contributes to Wired, and has had articles published on Harper's, Macworld, The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, Premiere, and Rolling Stone. He is widely regarded, alongside Walt Mossberg as one of the predominant and most respected critics of Apple Computer. In July 2004, Levy wrote a cover story (which also featured an interview with Apple CEO Steve Jobs), which unveiled the 4th Generation iPod to the world before Apple had officially done so, something that had not ever been done by Apple, a company well known for its loose lips sink ships policy.
Levy has won several awards, including the Computer Press Association Award for a report he co-wrote in 1998 on the Millennium Bug.
Levy received his bachelor's degree from Temple University and earned a Master's degree in literature from Pennsylvania State University. He lives in New York City with his wife Teresa Carpenter (a Pulitzer Prize winner) and son.
Books
- Crypto: How the Code Rebels Beat the Government Saving Privacy in the Digital Age (2001)
- Insanely Great: The Life and Times of Macintosh, the Computer That Changed Everything (1994)
- Artificial Life: The Quest for a New Creation (1992)
- The Unicorn's Secret: Murder in the Age of Aquarius (1988)
- Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution (1984)