The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz.
A portrait of programmer, entrepreneur and open-access advocate Aaron Swartz, tracing his contributions to the early internet, his political activism and the legal battle that defined his final years.
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A portrait of programmer, entrepreneur and open-access advocate Aaron Swartz, tracing his contributions to the early internet, his political activism and the legal battle that defined his final years.
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