INNOVATORS

Following his blockbuster biography of Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson’s u003ciu003eNew York Timesu003c/iu003e bestselling and critically acclaimed u003ciu003eThe Innovatorsu003c/iu003e is a “riveting, propulsive, and at times deeply moving” (u003ciu003eThe Atlanticu003c/iu003e) story of the people who created the computer and the Internet.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eWhat 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?u003cbru003e u003cbru003eu003ciu003eThe Innovatorsu003c/iu003e is a masterly saga of collaborative genius destined to be the standard history of the digital revolution—and an indispensable guide to how innovation really happens. Isaacson begins the adventure with Ada Lovelace, Lord Byron’s daughter, who pioneered computer programming in the 1840s. He explores the fascinating personalities that created our current digital revolution, such as Vannevar Bush, Alan Turing, John von Neumann, J.C.R. Licklider, Doug Engelbart, Robert Noyce, Bill Gates, Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs, Tim Berners-Lee, and Larry Page.u003cbru003e u003cbru003eThis is the story of how their minds worked and what made them so inventive. It’s also a narrative of how their ability to collaborate and master the art of teamwork made them even more creative. For an era that seeks to foster innovation, creativity, and teamwork, u003ciu003eThe Innovatorsu003c/iu003e is “a sweeping and surprisingly tenderhearted history of the digital age” (u003ciu003eThe New York Timesu003c/iu003e).