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Walter Seff Isaacson (born May 20, 1952) is an American historian and journalist best known for having written biographies of important public figures, including Henry Kissinger, Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein, Steve Jobs, Jennifer Doudna and Elon Musk.
Dec 13, 2023 · Isaacson, a former editor of TIME and an acclaimed biographer of Steve Jobs, Albert Einstein, among others, is the author of the new book Elon Musk.
The story of Walter Isaacson—celebrated journalist, biographer, intellectual leader, and humanist—begins on May 20, 1952, when he was born at the Touro Infirmary in New Orleans. Much later on, he described his father, Irwin, as a “kindly Jewish distracted humanist engineer with a reverence for science.”. His mother, Betsy, was a real ...
Sep 12, 2023 · Walter Isaacson reveals how he shadowed Elon Musk and details billionaire's brutal treatment of workers, impulsive decisions and chaotic romantic life in a new biography.
Mar 8, 2021 · In his new book, The Code Breaker, author Walter Isaacson chronicles the development of CRISPR and profiles Jennifer Doudna, who, along with Emmanuelle Charpentier, won the 2020 Nobel prize...
- Terry Gross
Biographer Walter Isaacson has profiled a number of eminent scientists of the past, from Leonardo da Vinci to Albert Einstein. In his latest book, The Code Breaker, Isaacson turns his attention to the life and work of a pioneering contemporary scientist—biochemist Jennifer Doudna.
Sep 15, 2023 · “It’s a scene!” yells the American writer Walter Isaacson, straining to be heard above the cacophony. I reflect to myself that it seems like an odd place to meet someone who is famous for...
