Timeline: Steven levy

Jan 26, 1951

Birth date-place

Steven Levy is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1951.

1960

1960s

Levy's upbringing In the late 1960s, Levy becomes involved in the counterculture movement.

1970

Levy's college life Levy attends Temple University in Philadelphia, where he studies journalism and English. -introduction to the hacker culture at MIT.
-Levy's involvement in early computer activities.

1974

After college After college, Levy works as a freelance writer and contributes articles to various publications.

1977

1978

Work Life In 1978, Levy begins working as a staff writer for Rolling Stone magazine. Work Events While at Rolling Stone, Levy writes articles on a wide range of topics, including technology, politics, and music.

1981

New York Times In 1981, Levy begins writing a column for the New York Times called "On Computers."

1983

First Book In 1983, Levy publishes his first book, "Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution," which becomes a bestseller and is considered a seminal work in the field of computer history.

1984

Levy becomes the Senior Editor and Chief Technology Correspondent at Newsweek.

1994

Release of "Insanely Great," Levy's book about the creation of the Apple Macintosh.

2000

Levy joins Wired magazine as the editor-in-chief.

2001

Publication of "Crypto: How the Code Rebels Beat the Government—Saving Privacy in the Digital Age."

2001

UCLA In addition to writing, Levy has also taught journalism at the University of California, Berkeley and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.