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'''Walter S. Isaacson''' (born 1952) is an American historian | '''Walter S. Isaacson''' (born 1952) is an American historian and journalist best known in the second half of his life for having written outstanding biographies of important public figures, including [[Benjamin Franklin]], [[Albert Einstein]], [[Steve Jobs]], and Elon Musk. As of 2024, Isaacson is a professor at Tulane University and, since 2018, an interviewer 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> | ||
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 /> | Earlier in his life, he was also the chairman of CNN, and the editor of ''Time Magazine''. 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 /> | ||
Isaacson is the author of several notable biographies, including: | |||
Isaacson is the author of several notable | |||
* ''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) | ||
Latest revision as of 13:31, 7 July 2024
Walter S. Isaacson (born 1952) is an American historian and journalist best known in the second half of his life for having written outstanding biographies of important public figures, including Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein, Steve Jobs, and Elon Musk. As of 2024, Isaacson is a professor at Tulane University and, since 2018, an interviewer for the PBS and CNN news show Amanpour & Company.[1]
Earlier in his life, he was also the chairman of CNN, and the editor of Time Magazine. 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.[2][3]
Isaacson is the author of several notable biographies, including:
- Pro and Con (1983), Kissinger: A Biography (1992)
- Benjamin Franklin: An American Life (2003)
- Einstein: His Life and Universe (2007)
- American Sketches (2009)
- Steve Jobs (2011)
- The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution (2014)
- Leonardo da Vinci (2017)
- The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race (2021)
- Elon Musk (2023)
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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References
- ↑ Guthrie, Marisa. Christiane Amanpour Will Lead New PBS Late-Night Program, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 May 2018.
- ↑ Robin Pogrebin, "At Work and at Play, Time's Editor Seeks to Keep Magazine Vigorous at 75", New York Times, March 9, 1998.
- ↑ Ball, Millie. Steve Jobs' biographer is hometown son Walter Isaacson, The Times-Picayune, 11 December 2011.