Summary
Walter Isaacson: Innovators
"An entirely new insight into the birth of the information age!" Financial Times Computers and the Internet are among the most important inventions of our time, but few people know who created them. Most of the innovations of the digital age have been achieved through the collaboration of multiple individuals. Many fascinating people took part in it, some of whom were very insightful and some were even true geniuses. How do the most imaginative innovators of our time shape revolutionary ideas into reality? What ingredients led to their creative successes? Which abilities have proven to be most useful? How did they lead others and cooperate with them? Why did some succeed and some did not? This is the story of such pioneers, hackers, inventors and entrepreneurs - about who they were, how their minds worked and how they became so creative. In an exciting story that is read without breath, Isaacson was able to penetrate into the characters of the innovators who started the digital revolution, how they collaborated and became even more creative thanks to the ability to work as a team. In a time that tries to encourage innovation, creativity and teamwork, "Innovators" describe how it really happens. About the author Walter Isaacson (b. 1952) is an American writer, journalist and professor. He was the chief executive officer of the Aspen Institute (2003-2018), president of CNN (2001-2003) and managing editor of Time magazine. He is the author of the biography The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race (2021); Leonardo da Vinci (2017); Steve Jobs (2011); Einstein: His Life and Universe (2007); Benjamin Franklin: An American Life (2003) and Kissinger: A Biography (1992) and co-author, with Evan Thomas, of The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made (1986). Translated from English by Damir Biličić.
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