Yes I read the book decades ago and it was indeed excellent. IIRC, the technical details are probably too light for the HN crowd, but it was the biographical stories that had interested me.
For an even shorter, and lighter, read on checkers engine, I recommend Blondie24[0].
For an even shorter, and lighter, read on checkers engine, I recommend Blondie24[0].
[0] https://www.amazon.com/dp/1558607838