The Innovators (book)
OCLC 876012030 | | |
| Preceded by | Steve Jobs | |
|---|---|---|
| Followed by | Leonardo Da Vinci | |
The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution is an overview of the history of
The book summarizes the contributions of several innovators who have made pivotal breakthroughs in computer technology and its applications—from the world's first
Corrections
In December 2015, Simon & Schuster published a revised electronic edition of The Innovators, which corrected significant errors and omissions in the original edition's Chapter 9, which covers software. Isaacson – who in researching the book interviewed Bill Gates but not Paul Allen – had assigned virtually all credit for the company's early innovations and success to Gates, when in fact they were the product of highly collaborative efforts by several people, including Allen. In the revised edition, among other edits, Isaacson includes archival material from 1981 which Gates credits Allen for being the "idea man" in charge of R&D at Microsoft, while he, Gates, was "the frontman running the business".[3]
In the 2019 three-part Netflix docuseries Inside Bill's Brain: Decoding Bill Gates, this conflict is briefly mentioned by who appears to be Gates's secretary as she goes over the books that Gates was reading at the time of recording.
Isaacson explains in his book that, as he was writing about Wikipedia and how it worked, he decided that his book should be collectively examined in a Wikipedia manner. Hence he uploaded a draft on Medium, allowing readers to make dozens of comments to correct and improve the book.
Innovators by chapter
Innovators discussed in the book by chapter:
- Chapter 1 – Ada, Countess of Lovelace:
- Chapter 2 – The Computer:
- Chapter 3 – Programming:
- Chapter 4 – The Transistor:
- Chapter 5 – The Microchip:
- Ted Hoff, Jean Hoerni
- Chapter 6 – Video Games:
- Chapter 7 – The Internet:
- Chapter 8 – The Personal Computer:
- Chapter 9 – Software:
- Chapter 10 – Online
- Chapter 11 – The Web
- Chapter 12 – Ada Forever
See also
References
- Charlie Rose. PBS. October 13, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- ISBN 9781442376229. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
- ISBN 978-1471138799.
External links
- Simon & Schuster Publisher's article on The Innovators
- Discussion with Isaacson on The Innovators at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, October 14, 2014
- Discussion with Isaacson The Innovators at the Miami Book Fair International, November 22, 2014
- You can look it up: The Wikipedia story – excerpt from The Innovators