🗿 History
📡 Technology & the Future
The Innovators by Walter Isaacson is a narrative history of the people who created the computer and the Internet. It chronicles the stories of the visionaries and inventors—from Ada Lovelace, Charles Babbage, and Alan Turing to Robert Noyce, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Tim Berners-Lee—whose creations have been the foundation of the digital revolution and our interconnected world. Isaacson examines the many different aspects of innovation, including the team work, risk-taking, and creative thinking necessary for groundbreaking advances. Along the way, he looks at the importance of open-source collaboration and diversity in fostering innovation. Ultimately, The Innovators celebrates the people who changed the world and encourages readers to strive for their own innovative breakthroughs.
Authors
10 Quotes