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American author, journalist and professor (born 1952)

United StatesWritersBorn 1952 · age 74
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Walter Seff Isaacson is an American journalist who has written biographies of Henry Kissinger, Benjamin Franklin, Leonardo da Vinci, Albert Einstein, Steve Jobs, Jennifer Doudna, and Elon Musk.

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Walter Isaacson
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It certainly is true that a lot of really driven people are driven because they're harnessing the demons of their childhood

"#395 - Walter Isaacson: Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Einstein, Da Vinci & Ben Franklin" on Lex Fridman Podcast, found on DeepCast (10 September

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Walter Isaacson
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I mean, if I'm in situations, and I just mean even at dinner or something, I'm with somebody, I'm usually curious, and the conversation will proceed with questions.

"#395 - Walter Isaacson: Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Einstein, Da Vinci & Ben Franklin" on Lex Fridman Podcast, found on DeepCast (10 September

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Walter Isaacson
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For Einstein, as for most people, a belief in something larger than himself became a defining sentiment.

(1st edition, 2007)

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Awards 6

2021National Humanities Medal
2014Jefferson Lecture
2013Benjamin Franklin Medal
2013Carl Sandburg Literary Award
1974Rhodes Scholarship
The Nichols-Chancellor's Medal

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Walter Seff Isaacson is an American journalist who has written biographies of Henry Kissinger, Benjamin Franklin, Leonardo da Vinci, Albert Einstein, Steve Jobs, Jennifer Doudna, 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.

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United States
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Writers
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Writer / Author
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living
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Born 1952 · age 74
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27 languages

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