Tracy Kidder

Tracy Kidder was a contributing editor for The Atlantic. He was also the author of several books, including The Soul of a New Machine, for which he was the recipient of a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award.

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  1. House

    The story of a young couple on a tight budget, an architect determined to excel, and four carpenters devoted more to craftmanship than to profit

  2. The Future of the Photovoltaic Cell

    Can solar power ever play an important role in solving our energy problems? The answer depends in large part on the perfection of the ingenious device that turns sunlight into electricity.

  3. Washington: The Assassination Tangle

    Surprises were expected by no one as the House Select Committee on Assassinations convened. But surprises occurred, if not enough of them to gratify long-time critics of the Warren Commission.