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| '''Walter Seff Isaacson''' (born 1952) is an American historian, author, and journalist best known in the second half of his life for writing outstanding biographies of several public, historical figures, including [[Benjamin Franklin]], [[Albert Einstein]], [[Steve Jobs]], and Elon Musk. Earlier in his life, he was also the chairman of [[CNN]], and the editor of ''[[Time magazine|Time]]''. | | '''Walter Seff Isaacson''' (born 1952) is an American historian, author, and journalist best known in the second half of his life for writing outstanding biographies of several public, historical figures, including [[Benjamin Franklin]], [[Albert Einstein]], [[Steve Jobs]], and Elon Musk. Earlier in his life, he was also the chairman of [[CNN]], and the editor of ''[[Time magazine|Time]]''. |
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| Isaacson studied at [[Harvard University]], where he majored in history and literature and graduated in 1974. At Harvard, Isaacson was the president of the [[Signet Society]], a member of the ''[[Harvard Lampoon]]'', and a resident of [[Lowell House]]. He later attended [[Pembroke College, Oxford]], as a [[Rhodes scholar]], where he studied [[Philosophy, Politics, and Economics|philosophy, politics, and economics]] (PPE) and graduated with [[First-Class Honours|first-class honours]].<ref name="rpogrebin"/><ref name="mball"/> | | Isaacson studied at [[Harvard University]], where he majored in history and literature and graduated in 1974. He later attended [[Pembroke College, Oxford]], as a Rhodes scholar, where he studied philosophy, politics, and economics (PPE) and graduated with first-class honours.<ref name=rpogrebin /><ref name=mball /> |
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| As of 2024, Isaacson is a professor at [[Tulane University]] and since 2018 has served as one of several interview hosts for the [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] and CNN news show ''[[Amanpour & Company]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Guthrie|first=Marisa|date=8 May 2018|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/christiane-amanpour-will-lead-new-pbs-late-night-program-1109701|title=Christiane Amanpour Will Lead New PBS Late-Night Program|publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508211023/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/christiane-amanpour-will-lead-new-pbs-late-night-program-1109701|archive-date=8 May 2018}}</ref> | | As of 2024, Isaacson is a professor at Tulane University and since 2018 has served as one of several interview hosts for the [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] and CNN news show ''Amanpour & Company''.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Guthrie|first=Marisa|date=8 May 2018|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/christiane-amanpour-will-lead-new-pbs-late-night-program-1109701|title=Christiane Amanpour Will Lead New PBS Late-Night Program|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508211023/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/christiane-amanpour-will-lead-new-pbs-late-night-program-1109701|archive-date=8 May 2018}}</ref> |
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| Isaacson is the author of several notable books, including: | | Isaacson is the author of several notable books, including: |
| * ''Pro and Con'' (1983), ''[[Kissinger: A Biography]]'' (1992) | | * ''Pro and Con'' (1983), ''Kissinger: A Biography'' (1992) |
| * ''[[Benjamin Franklin: An American Life]]'' (2003) | | * ''Benjamin Franklin: An American Life'' (2003) |
| * ''[[Einstein: His Life and Universe]]'' (2007) | | * ''Einstein: His Life and Universe'' (2007) |
| * ''American Sketches'' (2009) | | * ''American Sketches'' (2009) |
| * ''[[Steve Jobs (book)|Steve Jobs]]'' (2011) | | * ''Steve Jobs'' (2011) |
| * ''[[The Innovators (book)|The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution]]'' (2014) | | * ''The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution'' (2014) |
| * ''Leonardo da Vinci'' (2017) | | * ''Leonardo da Vinci'' (2017) |
| * ''[[The Code Breaker|The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race]]'' (2021) | | * ''The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race'' (2021) |
| * ''[[Elon Musk (Isaacson book)|Elon Musk]]'' (2023) | | * ''Elon Musk'' (2023) |
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| Isaacson is also the co-author with [[Evan Thomas]] of ''[[The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made]]'' (1986). | | Isaacson is also the co-author with Evan Thomas of ''The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made'' (1986). |
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| ==Bibliography== | | ==Attribution== |
| {{Incomplete list|date=May 2020}} | | {{WPAttribution}} |
| * ''Pro and Con: Both Sides Of Dozens Of Unsettled And Unsettling Arguments''. (Putnam, 1983). {{ISBN|0-399-12869-7}}.
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| * {{cite book|author1=Isaacson|first=Walter|author2=Evan Thomas|author-link2=Evan Thomas|name-list-style=vanc|title=[[The Wise Men (book)|The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made]]|location=New York|publisher=Simon and Schuster|year=1986 <!--|isbn=0671504657-->|isbn=9780571146062}}<ref>Published simultaneously in London by Faber.</ref>
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| * ''[[Kissinger: A Biography]]''. (Simon & Schuster, 1992). {{ISBN|978-0-671-66323-0}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=Review of ''Kissinger'' by Walter Isaacson|date=1 July 1992|website=Kirkus Reviews|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/walter-isaacson/kissinger/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111103170031/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/walter-isaacson/kissinger/#review|archive-date=3 November 2011|access-date=19 March 2020}}</ref>
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| * ''[[Benjamin Franklin: An American Life]]''. (Simon & Schuster, 2003). {{ISBN|978-0-684-80761-4}}.<ref>{{cite news|author=Maslin, Janet|author-link=Janet Maslin|title=Review of ''Benjamin Franklin: An American Life'' by Walter Isaacson|newspaper=NY Times|date=3 July 2003|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/03/books/books-of-the-times-the-founder-of-healthy-wealthy-wise-inc.html|access-date=February 20, 2017|archive-date=March 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321064253/https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/03/books/books-of-the-times-the-founder-of-healthy-wealthy-wise-inc.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Review of ''Benjamin Franklin: An American Life'' by Walter Isaacson|journal=Kirkus Reviews|date=4 July 1983|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/walter-isaacson/benjamin-franklin-3/|url-status=live|access-date=19 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111103165712/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/walter-isaacson/benjamin-franklin-3/#review|archive-date=3 November 2011}}</ref>
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| * ''[[Einstein: His Life and Universe]]''. (Simon & Schuster, 2007). {{ISBN|978-0-7432-6474-7}}.<ref>{{cite news|author=Maslin, Janet|title=Review of ''Einstein: His Life and Universe'' by Walter Isaacson|newspaper=NY Times|date=9 April 2007|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/09/books/09masl.html|access-date=February 20, 2017|archive-date=November 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111000014/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/09/books/09masl.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="isaacson2007">{{cite journal|title=Review of ''Einstein: His Life and Universe'' by Walter Isaacson|journal=[[Kirkus Reviews]]|date=15 February 2007|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/walter-isaacson/einstein-4/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111103165727/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/walter-isaacson/einstein-4/#review|archive-date=3 November 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| * {{cite journal |author=Isaacson, Walter |date=December 2009 |title=How Einstein divided America's Jews |journal=The Atlantic |volume=304 |issue=5 |pages=70–74 |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2009/12/how-einstein-divided-americas-jews/307763/ <!--|access-date=2020-05-13-->}}
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| * ''American Sketches''. (Simon & Schuster, 2009). {{ISBN|978-1-4391-8344-1}}.
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| * ''[[Steve Jobs (book)|Steve Jobs]]''. (Simon & Schuster, 2011). {{ISBN|978-1-4516-4853-9}}.
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| * ''[[The Innovators (book)|The Innovators: How a Group of Inventors, Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution]]''. (Simon & Schuster, 2014). {{ISBN|978-1-4767-0869-0}}.
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| * ''Leonardo Da Vinci''. (Simon & Schuster, 2017). {{ISBN|978-1-5011-3915-4}}.<ref>{{cite news|author=Kafka, Alexander C.|date=12 October 2017|title=Review of ''Leonardo da Vinci'' by Walter Isaacson|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/how-to-unlock-your-inner-leonardo-da-vinci/2017/10/09/55ac0762-a880-11e7-92d1-58c702d2d975_story.html|access-date=October 21, 2017|archive-date=November 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118202641/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/how-to-unlock-your-inner-leonardo-da-vinci/2017/10/09/55ac0762-a880-11e7-92d1-58c702d2d975_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-10|title=Leonardo Da Vinci by Walter Isaacson|url=https://theobjectivestandard.com/2019/05/leonardo-da-vinci-by-walter-isaacson/|access-date=2021-04-13|website=The Objective Standard|language=en-US|archive-date=April 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413172101/https://theobjectivestandard.com/2019/05/leonardo-da-vinci-by-walter-isaacson/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| * ''[[The Code Breaker|The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race]]''. (Simon & Schuster, 2021). {{ISBN|978-1-9821-1585-2}}.<ref>{{Cite book |title=The Code Breaker |url=https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Code-Breaker/Walter-Isaacson/9781982115852 |access-date=February 27, 2021 |isbn=978-1-9821-1585-2 |language=en |last1=Isaacson |first1=Walter |date=March 9, 2021 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |archive-date=April 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414054804/https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Code-Breaker/Walter-Isaacson/9781982115852 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| * ''[[Elon Musk (Isaacson book)|Elon Musk]]''. (Simon & Schuster, 2023). {{ISBN|978-1982181284}}.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Elon-Musk/Walter-Isaacson/9781982181284 |title=Elon Musk |date=September 12, 2023 |isbn=978-1-9821-8128-4 |language=en |last1=Isaacson |first1=Walter |publisher=Simon & Schuster |access-date=May 19, 2023 |archive-date=November 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126180200/https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Elon-Musk/Walter-Isaacson/9781982181284 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
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| ==External links== | | <ref name=rpogrebin>Robin Pogrebin, [https://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/09/business/at-work-and-at-play-time-s-editor-seeks-to-keep-magazine-vigorous-at-75.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm "At Work and at Play, Time's Editor Seeks to Keep Magazine Vigorous at 75"], ''[[New York Times]]'', March 9, 1998.</ref> |
| {{commonscat|Walter Isaacson}}
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| | <ref name=mball>{{cite news|first=Millie|last=Ball|url=http://www.nola.com/books/index.ssf/2011/12/steve_jobs_biographer_is_homet.html|title=Steve Jobs' biographer is hometown son Walter Isaacson|publisher=The Times-Picayune|date=11 December 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120212154631/http://www.nola.com/books/index.ssf/2011/12/steve_jobs_biographer_is_homet.html|archive-date=12 February 2012}}</ref> |
| {{external media| float = right| video1 = [https://www.c-span.org/video/?32833-1/kissinger-biography ''Booknotes'' interview with Isaacson on ''Kissinger'', September 27, 1992], [[C-SPAN]]| video2 = [http://ladigitalmedia.org/video_v2/asset-detail/LLOLG-1609 ''Louisiana Legends'' interview with Isaacson by Gus Weil, April 5, 1998], [[Louisiana Digital Media Archive|LDMA]]| video3 = [https://www.c-span.org/video/?177514-1/benjamin-franklin-american-life Presentation by Isaacson on ''Benjamin Franklin'', July 22, 2003], [[C-SPAN]]| video4 = [https://www.c-span.org/video/?178467-7/benjamin-franklin Interview with Isaacson on ''Benjamin Franklin'', October 4, 2003], [[C-SPAN]]| video5 = [https://www.c-span.org/video/?409189-1/benjamin-franklins-legacy Presentation by Isaacson on Benjamin Franklin's legacy, May 11, 2016], [[C-SPAN]]| video6 = [https://www.c-span.org/video/?197788-1/einstein-life-universe Presentation by Isaacson on ''Einstein'', April 12, 2007], [[C-SPAN]]| video7 = [https://www.c-span.org/video/?202180-11/einstein-life-universe Presentation by Isaacson on ''Einstein'', November 10, 2007], [[C-SPAN]]| video8 = [https://www.c-span.org/video/?281368-10/einstein-life-universe Presentation by Isaacson on ''Einstein'', September 27, 2008], [[C-SPAN]] | video9 = [https://www.c-span.org/video/?290377-1/american-sketches Presentation by Isaacson on ''American Sketches'', December 1, 2009], [[C-SPAN]] | video10 = [https://www.c-span.org/video/?303218-1/steve-jobs Presentation by Isaacson on ''Steve Jobs'', December 13, 2011], [[C-SPAN]] | video11 = [https://www.c-span.org/video/?308235-2/steve-jobs Presentation by Isaacson on ''Steve Jobs'', September 22, 2012], [[C-SPAN]] | video12 = [https://www.c-span.org/video/?319870-9/the-innovators Interview with Isaacson on ''The Innovators'', May 30, 2014], [[C-SPAN]] | video13 = [https://www.c-span.org/video/?322214-1/the-innovators Interview with Isaacson on ''The Innovators'', October 14, 2014], [[C-SPAN]] | video14 = [https://www.c-span.org/video/?322768-5/the-innovators Presentation by Isaacson on ''The Innovators'', November 22, 2014], [[C-SPAN]] | video15 = [https://www.c-span.org/video/?436776-17/walter-isaacson-discusses-biography-leonardo-da-vinci Presentation by Isaacson on ''Leonardo da Vinci'', November 18, 2017], [[C-SPAN]]}}
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| * [https://isaacson.tulane.edu/ Official website] at [[Tulane University]]
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| * {{C-SPAN|850}}
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| * [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=hFEi-WQAAAAJ&hl=en Walter on Google scholar]
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