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Walter Isaacson

Author of Steve Jobs

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Walter Isaacson was born on May 20, 1952 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He received a B. A. in history and literature from Harvard College. He then attended the University of Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholar at Pembroke College and read philosophy, politics, and economics. He began his career in journalism at The Sunday Times of London and then the New Orleans Times-Picayune/States-Item. He joined TIME in 1978 and served as a political correspondent, national editor and editor of new media before becoming the magazine's editor in 1996. He became Chairman and CEO of CNN in 2001, and then president and CEO of the Aspen Institute in 2003. He has written numerous books including American Sketches, Einstein: His Life and Universe, Benjamin Franklin: An American Life, Kissinger: A Biography, Steve Jobs, and The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution. He is the co-author, with Evan Thomas, of The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Steve Jobs… (more)
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Works by Walter Isaacson
Steve Jobs 8,587 copies, 276 reviews
Einstein: His Life and Universe 5,151 copies, 90 reviews
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life 5,090 copies, 76 reviews
Leonardo da Vinci 2,665 copies, 68 reviews
The Innovators: How a Group of Inventors, Hackers, Geniuses and Geeks… 1,739 copies, 36 reviews
The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the… 1,022 copies, 48 reviews
The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made (Author) 635 copies, 10 reviews
Kissinger: A Biography 616 copies, 7 reviews
American Sketches: Great Leaders, Creative Thinkers, and Heroes of a… 198 copies, 5 reviews
A Benjamin Franklin Reader (Editor) 188 copies, 2 reviews
People of the Century: One Hundred Men And Women Who Shaped The Last One… 155 copies
Einstein: Life of a Genius 79 copies
Invent and Wander: The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos, With an… 78 copies, 2 reviews
Profiles in Leadership: Historians on the Elusive Quality of Greatness 50 copies
Steve Jobs [audio] [abridged] 17 copies
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The Evolution of Physics: The Growth of Ideas from Early Concepts to… (Foreword, some editions) 845 copies, 14 reviews
American Government: Readings and Cases (Contributor, some editions) 237 copies, 2 reviews
The Best American Essays 2010 (Contributor) 224 copies, 7 reviews
The Best American Spiritual Writing 2008 (Contributor) 85 copies, 4 reviews
Genius: Einstein: The Complete First Season (Original book) 14 copies, 1 review
Invent and Wander - Das Erfolgsrezept »Erfinden und die Gedanken… (Introduction, some editions) 2 copies
Summary of Jeff Bezos and Walter Isaacson's Book: Invent and Wander:… (Associated Name) 1 copy
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Isaacson, Walter Seff
Other names
ISAACSON, Walter
Date of birth
1952-05-20
Date of death
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Gender
male
Nationality
USA
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Birthplace
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Place of death
Cause of death
Places of residence
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Washington, DC, USA
Education
Deep Springs College
Harvard University (BA | 1974)
Pembroke College, Oxford University (MA | 1976)
Occupations
journalist
biographer
editor
administrator
professor
Relationships
Agents
Organizations
Time (1978-2001, Editor 1996-2001)
CNN (CEO, 2001-2003)
Aspen Institute (president and CEO, 2003-)
Teach for America (chair emeritus)
Tulane University
Awards and honors
Rhodes Scholar
Jefferson Lecture (2014)
Gerald Loeb Award (2012)
American Philosophical Society (2005)
American Academy of Arts & Sciences (2016)
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Walter Isaacson, University Professor of History at Tulane, has been CEO of the Aspen Institute, chairman of CNN, and editor of Time magazine. He is the author of Leonardo da Vinci; Steve Jobs; Einstein: His Life and Universe; Benjamin Franklin: An American Life; and Kissinger: A Biography. He is also the coauthor of The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made.
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