The innovators : how a group of hackers, geniuses, and geeks created the digital revolution
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9781476708690 hbk., 147670869X hbk.
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viii, 542 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Nonfiction
004.09 ISA
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English
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9781476708690 hbk., 147670869X hbk.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"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, [then] 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"--,Provided by publisher.
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20141103.
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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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