What is the theme in The Soul of a New Machine by Tracy Kidder?

The most prominent theme of the book is the value of hard work. The team that designed and built the Data General Eagle did the impossible and designed and built a radically different 32-bit machine in a little over a year. All of the team members involved in the project were hard workers. They were all willing to sacrifice for the project and work long hard hours without over-time play. All members of the team were good in their field and since all of them were young and just out of school, they found the opportunity to prove how good they were at Data General.