Bibliograph

The innovators, how a group of hackers, geniuses, and geeks created the digital revolution, Walter Isaacson

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The innovators, how a group of hackers, geniuses, and geeks created the digital revolution, Walter Isaacson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 843-946)

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collective biography

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illustrationsportraits

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The innovators

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

889738773

Responsibility statement

Walter Isaacson

Series statement

Thorndike Press large print nonfiction

Sub title

how a group of hackers, geniuses, and geeks created the digital revolution

Summary

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? Beginning with Ada Lovelace, Lord Byron's daughter, who pioneered computer programming in the 1840s, Walter Isaacson explores the fascinating personalities that created our current digital revolution. For an era that seeks to foster innovation, creativity, and teamwork, The Innovators shows how they happen

Table Of Contents

Ada, Countess of Lovelace -- The computer -- Programming -- The transistor -- The microchip -- Video games -- The Internet -- The personal computer -- Software -- Online -- The Web -- Ada forever

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