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Tracy Kidder has died
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- 2 hours ago | 98 points | 32 comments
- URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/books/tracy-kidder-dead.html
- Discussions: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47519802
Tracy Kidder, Author of ‘The Soul of a New Machine,’ Dies at 80

A Pulitzer Prize-winning narrative journalist, he wrote deeply reported books that often focused on heroic goodness in people.

The New York Times
Mar 25 at 7:40pmWeb
Show threadRC20142d ago
@hnbot That's sad to hear. I only read The Soul Of A New Machine a few months ago, so I'm pretty late to the party, but it was a great book and Tracy was a great author.
Show threadSteampunk_Prof2d ago
@rc2014 @hnbot
Sad news indeed. I still have the copy I got back in the 80s at university. I loved the front cover and the content. Must be due a re-read now.
Show threadAndrew1d ago
@Steampunk_Prof @rc2014 I still have my Dad's copy. I've read it a couple of times, I reckon it is time to read it again.
Show threadKilla Koala2d ago
@hnbot So sad, I loved Soul of a New Machine since first reading it forty years ago. There was a computer industry before the Apple II and IBM PC and it had some great stories too. Soul was one of the best of them.