The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz

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Overview

Programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz achieved groundbreaking work in social justice and political organizing. His passion for open access ensnared him in a legal nightmare that ended with the taking of his own life at the age of 26.

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Aaron Swartz

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Tim Berners-Lee

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Cory Doctorow

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Peter Eckersley

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Lawrence Lessig

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Brewster Kahle

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