Internet technology writer Steven Levy will speak at the College of Lake County at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 12. His presentation will focus on the culture, history, technology and founding figures of Google, the Internet giant. Levy is a senior writer with “Wired” magazine and was formerly senior editor of “Newsweek.” Following the presentation, at 8:30 p.m., Levy will sign copies of his latest book, “In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works and Shapes Our Lives.”

A limited number of complimentary tickets are available for teachers and Lake County high school and college students. To request tickets, call the Box Office at (847) 543-2300 or visit www.clcillinois.edu/levy.

Levy joined “Newsweek” in 1995 as senior editor, chief technology correspondent and writer of “The Technologist” column. In 2008, he joined “Wired” magazine as a full-time writer. He is the author of six books, including “Hackers,” named the best sci-tech book written in the last 20 years by “PC” magazine; “The Unicorn’s Secret,” which investigated the1979 murder of Holly Maddux and detailed how suspect Ira Einhorn successfully eluded justice for a decade; and “Crypto: How the Code Rebels Beat the Government-Saving Privacy in the Digital Age,” which won the grand eBook prize at the Frankfurt Book festival. Levy is also the author of “The Perfect Thing: How the iPod Shuffles Commerce, Culture and Coolness,” which examines the iPod and its reverberations in the business and cultural world. For more information about Steven Levy, visit www.stevenlevy.com or www.clcillinois.edu/levy.

The event will be held in the Mainstage Theatre, James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts, 19351 W. Washington St. Tickets: General admission, $10; CLC student/seniors/Staff, $5; and free for under age 16; plus a $1 JLC facility fee. For tickets, visit the James Lumber Center Box Office, www.clcillinois.edu/tickets or call (847) 543-2300. The event is co-sponsored by the CLC Foundation.