Walter Isaacson.
WALTER ISAACSON
ELON MUSK (2023)
Chosen as a Book of the Year by Apple, Amazon, The Times and the Financial Times.
Walter Isaacson is a leading American biographer. His subjects have included Leonardo da Vincii, Einstein, Benjamin Franklin, and Steve Jobs. Here he gives a fascinating account of the remarkable qualities and strange life of Elon Musk - the founder of Tesla, Space X, and now the owner of X (formerly Twitter). The story begins with his difficult childhood in South Africa and his tortured relationship with his father. Isaacson argues that his childhood gave him a taste for adventure and crisis, which served him well - leading him to become the richest person in the world. The book was written after two years of, with Musk’s permission, accompanying Musk in his daily life. Musk asked for no editorial control, and indeed not read the book until it was published.
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Walter Isaacson’s career was as a journalist, editor, television executive, and author - with a specialism in biographies. Isaacson attended Harvard, and was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University. He was during his career the chief executive officer of the CNN television network, and the editor of Time magazine. He was also the chief executive officerof the policy studies think tank the Aspen Institute.
BIOGRAPHIES BY WALTER ISAACSON
Musk, Elon. World’s richest person. By Walter Isaacson. 203.
Doudna, Jennifer. Gene editing scientist. By Walter Isaacson. 2021.
Jobs, Steve. Founder of Apple. By Walter Isaacson. 2011..
Einstein, Albert. Physicist extraordinary. By Walter Isaacson. 2007.
Franklin, Benjamin. Polymath and politician. By Walter Isaacson. 2003.
Kissinger, Henry. Cold war diplomat. By Walter Isaacson. 1992.