Walter Isaacson

Waltter Isaacson is a highly accomplished author, professor, editor, and journalist. He has had an extensive career in various fields, including serving as the CEO of the Aspen Institute, chair of CNN, and editor of Time magazine. In addition to his roles in these prominent organizations, Isaacson has also made a significant impact as a professor of history at Tulane University.

Isaacson is well-known for his biographical works on some of the most influential figures in history. His books include 'Leonardo da Vinci'; 'The Innovators'; 'Steve Jobs'; 'Einstein: His Life and Universe'; 'Benjamin Franklin: An American Life'; and 'Kissinger: A Biography'. He is also the coauthor of 'The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made'. Currently, he is working on a biography of Elon Musk. His books have received critical acclaim and have been bestsellers, demonstrating his ability to delve into the lives of complex individuals and present their stories in an engaging and informative manner.
Non-Fiction Books
# Title Year
1 The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made (With: Evan Thomas) 1986
2 The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made 1986
3 Kissinger 1992
4 People of the Century: One Hundred Men & Women Who Shaped the Last One Hundred Years 1999
5 Benjamin Franklin: An American Life 2003
6 A Benjamin Franklin Reader (With: Benjamin Franklin) 2005
7 Einstein: His Life and Universe 2007
8 Einstein: The Life of a Genius 2009
9 American Sketches: Great Leaders, Creative Thinkers, and Heroes of a Hurricane 2009
10 Profiles in Leadership: Historians on the Elusive Quality of Greatness 2010
11 Steve Jobs 2011
12 The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution 2014
13 Leonardo da Vinci 2017
14 Einstein: The Man, the Genius, and the Theory of Relativity 2018
15 Invent and Wander: The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos 2020
16 Invent and Wander: The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos (With: Jeff Bezos) 2020
17 The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race 2021
18 Albert Einstein 2021
19 Elon Musk 2023
20 The Greatest Sentence Ever Written 2025
Great Thinkers Books
# Title Year
1 Hawking (By: Joel Levy) 2018
2 Einstein 2018
3 Darwin (By: John van Wyhe) 2018
4 Freud (By: Ruth Sheppard) 2019
5 Tesla (By: Richard Dr. Gunderman) 2019
6 Genius Inventions (By: Jack Challoner) 2019
7 Curie (By: Richard Gunderman) 2020
Walter Isaacson Anthologies
# Title Year
1 50 Business Classics 2018
2 New Orleans & The World: 1718-2018 Tricentennial Anthology 2017
3 The American Experiment: Dialogues on a Dream 2021