The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution
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| Rating | : | 4.32 (918 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1442376244 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 363 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Tech Historian said The Difference Between a Reporter and A Historian. The good news: an epic sweep through computing history connecting the dots as Isaacson's sees them. Even if you're not a technical history fan than this book will serve as the definitive history of computing through the first decade of the "The Difference Between a Reporter and A Historian" according to Tech Historian. The good news: an epic sweep through computing history connecting the dots as Isaacson's sees them. Even if you're not a technical history fan than this book will serve as the definitive history of computing through the first decade of the 21st century.The bad ne. 1st century.The bad ne. Forrest M. Mims III said An epic, fast moving history with some flaws and omissions that can be corrected in a second edition or paperback epilogue. One of the greatest strengths of Walter Isaacson’s latest book is the author’s personal interviews with some of the post-Altair key players. A curious weakness noted by a few reviewers is that some of the earliest digital computers are absent from the. Perhaps an Innovator Too Far Walter Isaacson is a good writer. I know this because I've read his biographies of Einstein, Franklin, Jobs. But The Innovators isn't biography, it is necessarily a series of short stories, some of which are bound to be better than others. Many are great and extr
Facebook: Walter Isaacson, Twitter: @WalterIsaacson . Facebook: Walter Isaacson, Twitter: @WalterIsaacsonDennis Boutsikaris won an OBIE Award for his performance in Sight Unseen and played Mozart in Amadeus on Broadway. He is the author of Leonardo da Vinci; The Innovators; St
He explores the fascinating personalities that created our current digital revolution, such as Vannevar Bush, Alan Turing, John von Neumann, J.C.R. It is destined to be the standard history of the digital revolution and an indispensable guide to how innovation really happens.What were the talents that allowed certain inventors and entrepreneurs to turn their visionary ideas into disruptive realities? What led to their creative leaps? Why did some succeed and others fail?In his masterly saga, Isaacson begins with Ada Lovelace, Lord Byron’s daughter, who pioneer
Isaacson's presentation is both brisk and illuminating; while it doesn't supersede previous histories, The Innovators might be the definitive overview, and it's certainly one hell of a read. Hiltzik's Dealers of Lightning are just two excellent accounts of the unprecedented explosion of tech entrepreneurs and their game-changing success. Don't let the scope or page-count deter you: while Isaacson builds the story from the 19th century--innovator by innovator, just as the players themselves stood atop the achievements of their predecessors--his dis