By Barron van den Berg

From Alan Turing's world-changing code-breaking machines to Sam Altman's race toward artificial general intelligence, The Emperors of Technology chronicles the visionaries who built our digital civilization.

This 208-page narrative journey reveals the human stories behind the algorithms, the struggles behind the breakthroughs, and the ambitions that transformed Silicon Valley garages into trillion-dollar empires. Barron van den Berg traces technology's arc across generations—from the transistor to the transformer, from personal computers to artificial intelligence, from search engines to gene editing.

What's Inside:

Introduction — "The Rise of the Tech Imperium" Discover how a handful of individuals gained unprecedented power over how humanity thinks, communicates, and lives.

PART I — THE FOUNDING EMPERORS (1950s–1980s)

• Alan Turing — The Prophet of Machines
• Gordon Moore — The Oracle of Silicon
• Steve Jobs — The Artist Emperor
• Bill Gates — The Software Emperor

PART II — THE INTERNET CONQUERORS (1990s–2010s)

• Jeff Bezos — The Logistics Emperor
• Larry Page & Sergey Brin — The Search Emperors
• Mark Zuckerberg — The Social Emperor

PART III — THE AGE OF INTELLIGENCE (2010s–TODAY)

• Elon Musk — The Technoking
• Sam Altman — The Frontier Emperor
• Dario Amodei — The Safety Emperor
• Jensen Huang — The Silicon Emperor of AI

PART IV — FUTURE EMPERORS (2025–2050)

• Quantum Sovereigns
• BioTech Emperors
• Crypto & Sovereign AI Emperors
• The African & MENA Tech Renaissance

EPILOGUE — "The Last Emperor: The Human Mind" A reflection on technology's ultimate source: human imagination and the collective power to shape our future.

What Readers Are Saying

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"Barron van den Berg writes with the narrative power of Walter Isaacson and the vision of Yuval Noah Harari. This book made me see technology's trajectory in an entirely new way."
— Michael Chen, Software Engineer, San Francisco

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"I couldn't put it down. The way van den Berg connects Turing's loneliness to Musk's Mars dreams, Jobs' artistry to Altman's AGI race—it's brilliant storytelling backed by deep research."
— Sarah Williams, Tech Entrepreneur & Investor

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"Finally, a tech book that treats these figures as human beings, not myths. The chapter on Dario Amodei alone is worth the price. Essential reading for anyone in AI or startups."
— Dr. James Okonkwo, AI Researcher, Lagos

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"This is the book I've been waiting for. Van den Berg doesn't just chronicle the past—he maps the future. The sections on quantum computing and African tech are eye-opening."
— Elena Rodriguez, Venture Capitalist, New York

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"Cinematic, intelligent, deeply human. I finished it in two sittings and immediately recommended it to my entire team. This is how technology history should be written."
— Tom Nakamura, Product Manager, Tokyo

Written in cinematic, narrative-driven prose, this book reveals the childhood traumas, obsessive ambitions, and world-changing decisions that built the technology empire. From Turing's wartime loneliness to Musk's Mars obsession, from Jobs' design perfectionism to Altman's AGI race—these are the emperors who control our digital age.

Perfect for: Tech enthusiasts, entrepreneurs, historians, futurists, and anyone seeking to understand how we arrived at this extraordinary moment in human history—and where we're headed next.

Author: Barron van den Berg
Pages: 208
Format: Digital eBook (PDF, EPUB, MOBI)

Price: $14.99

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