
The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
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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2012★ 7.1
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2000★ 6.1
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2017★ 7.2
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2017★ 7.4
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1965★ 7.1
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