Copyright © 2003 by David Kushner
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Kushner, David.
Masters of Doom: how two guys created an empire and transformed pop culture / David
Kushner.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
1. Romero, John. 2. Carmack, John. 3. Computer games—History. 4. Computer games—Programming—History.
5. Computer programmers—United States—Biography. I. Title.
GV1469.15 .K87 2003
794.8´092´2—dc21
[B] 2002026598
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eISBN: 978-1-58836-289-6
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