Walter Isaacson

Walter Isaacson, the CEO of the Aspen Institute, has been chairman of CNN and the managing editor of TIME magazine. He is the author of Einstein: His Life and Universe; Benjamin Franklin: An American Life; and Kissinger: A Biography, and the coauthor of The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made. He lives in Washington, DC, with his wife and daughter.

Books Authored

Image of Elon Musk
Author(s):
Walter Isaacson
Genre(s):
Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Scientists & Inventors, Business, Technology and Internet, Business & Management Profiles/Histories

Elon Musk

September 20, 2023
Reviewed by: 
Joseph Barbato

At the age of five, a lonely boy named Elon Musk (b. 1971) decided to walk on his own to his cousin’s birthday party.

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Image of The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
Author(s):
Walter Isaacson
Genre(s):
Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Medical, Scientists & Inventors, Health Care & Medicine, Public Policy, Medical Writing, Political & Social Science, Technology

The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race

March 8, 2021
Reviewed by: 
Jacob M. Appel

“[I]n a world beset by scientific illiteracy and misinformation, Isaacson is the gene whisperer we so desperately need.”

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Image of The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution
Author(s):
Walter Isaacson
Genre(s):
Mass Media

The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution

December 3, 2014
Reviewed by: 
Michael Levin

“relish The Innovators. If you love technology, it’s a rollicking ride.”

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Author(s):
Walter Isaacson
Genre(s):
Scientists & Inventors, News & Media

Steve Jobs

November 4, 2011
Reviewed by: 
J. W. Nicklaus

“Walter Isaacson’s biography certainly won’t be the last written about this extraordinary corporate icon, but it establishes itself as the gold standard. Mr.

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