The innovators : how a group of hackers, geniuses, and geeks created the digital revolution
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viii, 542 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 493-523) and index.
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The Innovators is Walter Isaacson's revealing story of the people who created the computer and the Internet. It is also a history of the digital revolution and a 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? Isaacson begins 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. This 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, The Innovators shows how they happen.
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Babbage, Charles, -- 1791-1871.
Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Bush, Vannevar, -- 1890-1974.
Computer science -- History.
Computer scientists -- Biography.
Creative ability in technology.
Eckert, J. Presper -- (John Presper), -- 1919-1995.
Internet -- History.
Licklider, J. C. R.
Lovelace, Ada King, -- Countess of, -- 1815-1852.
Mauchly, John W. -- (John William), -- 1907-1980.
Noyce, Robert N. -- (Robert Norton), -- 1927-1990.
Roberts, L. G. -- (Lawrence G.)
Shockley, William, -- 1910-1989.
Taylor, R. W. -- (Robert William), -- 1932-
Von Neumann, John, -- 1903-1957.
Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Bush, Vannevar, -- 1890-1974.
Computer science -- History.
Computer scientists -- Biography.
Creative ability in technology.
Eckert, J. Presper -- (John Presper), -- 1919-1995.
Internet -- History.
Licklider, J. C. R.
Lovelace, Ada King, -- Countess of, -- 1815-1852.
Mauchly, John W. -- (John William), -- 1907-1980.
Noyce, Robert N. -- (Robert Norton), -- 1927-1990.
Roberts, L. G. -- (Lawrence G.)
Shockley, William, -- 1910-1989.
Taylor, R. W. -- (Robert William), -- 1932-
Von Neumann, John, -- 1903-1957.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Isaacson, W. (2014). The innovators: how a group of hackers, geniuses, and geeks created the digital revolution (First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.). Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Isaacson, Walter. 2014. The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution. Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Isaacson, Walter. The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution Simon & Schuster, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Isaacson, Walter. The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition., Simon & Schuster, 2014.
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