The Innovators - Kirjakasa

542 pages

English language

Published Oct. 7, 2014

ISBN:: 978-1-4767-0869-0
Goodreads:: 21856367

(1 review)

The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution is an overview of the history of computer science and the Digital Revolution. It was written by Walter Isaacson, and published in 2014 by Simon & Schuster. The book summarizes the contributions of several innovators who have made pivotal breakthroughs in computer technology and its applications—from the world's first computer programmer, Ada Lovelace, and Alan Turing's work in artificial intelligence, through the Information Age of the present.

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Thom reviewed The Innovators by Walter Isaacson

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4 stars

This history spans the gamut from Lovelace/Babbage to Page/Brin, emphasizing the collaborative aspect of creation. Each chapter is a set of histories, and as such feels incomplete - but the astute seeker could find more information by hitting the notes and bibliography. The intro and conclusion make the case that only by collaboration does sustained innovation occur, and in that this falls short - few counterexamples are explored. Those drawbacks noted, this is obviously a labor of love for Walter Isaacson. I found the writing style captivating and the research ultra-complete, and I look forward to comparing this to a pending re-read of Steven Levy's [b:Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution|56829|Hackers Heroes of the Computer Revolution|Steven Levy|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1406160795s/56829.jpg|1407224]. It took me a month to read this only because of interruptions.