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Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
Walter Isaacson ISBN 1439566984
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Walter Isaacson ISBN 1439566984
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This book by Walter Isaacson has come up 2 times across 2 different shows: Lex Fridman, Tim Ferriss. The people who brought it up: Lex Fridman, Tim Ferriss. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2021-03-07 and the most recent from 2023-09-10. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
Chronicles the founding father's life and his multiple careers as a shopkeeper, writer, inventor, media baron, scientist, diplomat, business strategist, and political leader, while showing how his faith in the wisdom of the common citizen helped forge an American national identity based on the virtues of its middle class.
“incredible books on Albert Einstein Steve Jobs Leonardo da Vinci Jennifer doudna Benjamin Franklin Henry Kissinger”— Lex Fridman
The guest here is Walter Isaacson: One of the most acclaimed biographers alive, author of bestselling books on Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Einstein, Leonardo da Vinci, Jennifer Doudna, Benjamin Franklin, and Henry Kissinger. A former editor of Time Magazine and CEO of CNN, he now teaches at Tulane in New Orleans. Biographer Walter Isaacson dissects the demons, drives, and genius linking Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Einstein, da Vinci, and Franklin.
“benjamin franklin an american life and kissinger's subtitle a biography”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Walter Isaacson: Professor of history at Tulane, former CEO of the Aspen Institute, former chair of CNN and editor of Time. He is the biographer of Leonardo da Vinci, Steve Jobs, Einstein, and Benjamin Franklin, and author of 'The Code Breaker' about Jennifer Doudna. Walter Isaacson on CRISPR, Jennifer Doudna, gene editing's promises and perils, and the coming biotech revolution.
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