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The Innovators
- How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution
- Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris
- Length: 17 hrs and 28 mins
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Publisher's Summary
2015 Audie Award Finalist for Non-Fiction
Following his blockbuster biography of Steve Jobs, The Innovators is Walter Isaacson’s revealing story of the people who created the computer and the Internet. It is destined to be the standard history of the digital revolution and an indispensable 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?
In his masterly saga, 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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- Michael
- 13-11-2019
Deserves 1 million stars
An exceptional book in every way. Excruciatingly researched with a tightly woven narrative. Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the changes that resulted in the digital revolution
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- Ravi
- 26-02-2019
enjoyed my first audible
loved it, enjoyed reading great how great inovations unfolded. narration was excellent, enjoyed every party of it.
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- Bahriddin
- 17-08-2020
something you wished to listen it earlier
I love the way Walter Isaacson tells the story with reasoning, arguments and staying honest and this one is another piece of art he created. Everything is top notch.
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- NICK G
- 29-05-2015
Great book.
Start was a little slow. Still, it kept me interested all the way through. Narrator did well. Story gives great description of tech innovation over time.
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- Dean
- 23-09-2015
The Innovators is a Fantastic Listen
The story was so compelling that I couldn't wait to drive to work each day, so I could get to the next chapter in the story.
Well written and obviously thoroughly researched, and the narrator brought the whole story to life.
I can wholeheartedly recommend this great book.
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- Anonymous User
- 15-06-2017
insightful on so many levels
this book is insightful on so many levels. it will help anyone exploring the digital landscape and open your mind to so many possibilities.
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- Anonymous User
- 20-05-2018
Fantastically informative
A great read for anyone with an interest in technology and its role in our world
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- Balaji Jallipalli
- 26-02-2023
An excellent book - Evolution of Technology
Walter Issacson has done wonderful research and presented the evolution of the latest technology in beautiful way.
Dennis Bourtsiaris narration is great from beginning to end. This book gives a wealth of knowledge how the digital revolution took place. It is a good read for anyone who is interested in knowing the background of current technology which we are using and how it was made possible by the excellent team work of so many inventors, who innovated.
Regards - Balaji
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- Mr Michael P Foster
- 07-05-2016
Fascinating journey
Excellent coverage of key innovators within the tech industry. This book gave me a real insight into the connection between the arts and science, and the role that teams play in bringing new and innovative products to the masses. I loved the authors explanation of technology, and his free flowing story telling style. I look forward to listening to this book again.
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- John M
- 31-08-2017
Must listen for anyone in tech
must listen for any tech enthusiast or innovator. the evolution of tech is a collaborative endeavor.
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