The Boy Who Could Change the World

<span>Winner of the Ida and Studs Terkel Prize</span><br>Here for the first time in print is revealed the quintessential Aaron Swartz: besides being a technical genius and a passionate activist he was also an insightful compelling and cutting essayist. With a technical understanding of the Internet and of intellectual property law surpassing that of many seasoned professionals he wrote thoughtfully and humorously about intellectual property copyright and the architecture of the Internet. He wrote as well about unexpected topics such as pop culture politics both electoral and idealistic dieting and lifehacking. Including three in-depth and previously unpublished essays about education governance and cities<i>The Boy Who Could Change the World</i> contains the life's work of one of the most original minds of our time.