Turing's Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe by George Dyson [1] [2] is quite a read. The brilliance of John von Neumann is on full display, not least his brilliance in gathering amazingly talented people for one of the most ambitious projects ever--the creation of a stored-program computer--and creating the kind of community and sense of purpose that scarcely exists in our current world of commercialized technology.

[1] https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/44425/turings-cathe...

[2] NY Times review: https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/06/books/review/turings-cath... Archived: https://archive.ph/p78bK