Walter Isaacson
Walter S. 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.
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.[1][2]
As of 2024, Isaacson is a professor at Tulane University and since 2018 has served as one of several interview hosts for the PBS and CNN news show Amanpour & Company.[3]
Isaacson is the author of several notable books, 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).
Attribution
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References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Guthrie, Marisa. Christiane Amanpour Will Lead New PBS Late-Night Program, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 May 2018.