Articles About Walter Isaacson

Isaacson discussed the book at the Aspen Institute in January, 2011:
 

Article about and interviews with Walter Isaacson and reviews of his book Steve Jobs (Simon & Schuster)

• Walter Isaacson on Steve Jobs: Should He Have Been a Nicer CEO? Nick Carbone, Time
• Steve Jobs Biographer is hometown son Walter Isaacson, Millie Ball, New Orleans Times Picayune
• Steve Jobs's 'journey for enlightenment,' Sally Quinn, On Faith, The Washington Post
• New biography shows genius, 'gift,' weakness of Steve Jobs, Interview with WTOP Radio
• 'Steve Jobs:' A review of the Apple co-founder's biography, Kevin Coughlin, Newark Star-Ledger
• Well Lit.: Book of Jobs, Umapagan Ampikaipakan
• "Jobs saw himself as an artist, he was a perfectionist." Interview with Walter Isaacson, Maria Tabak, RIA Novosti
• 'Steve Jobs,' by Walter Isaacson: review, Dan Zigmond, The San Francisco Chronicle
• The Tweaker, Malcolm Gladwell, The New Yorker
• Generation Jobs, Richard Waters, Financial Times
• Review: Inside Jobs? Walter Isaacson's biography of the late Steve Jobs, Stewart Oksenhorn, Aspen Times
• Steve Jobs, Erik Spanberg, Christian Science Monitor
• Insanely great, The Economist
• Steve's bio: A personal perspective, Jean-Louis Gassée, The Guardian
• Steve Jobs Biography Examines How Rule-Breaker Tied 'Artistry to Engineering,' PBS Newshour
• The Genius of Jobs, Walter Isaacson, New York Times
• 'Steve Jobs' review: Walter Isaacson's biography mesmerizes, Richard Rayner, L.A. Times
• Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography by Walter Isaacson – review, Sam Lieth, The Guardian
• Telling Steve's Story, Dan Lyons, The Daily Beast
• Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography by Walter Isaacson - review, Peter Conrad, The Observer
• Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography by Walter Isaacson: review, Tim Martin, The Telegraph
• Walter Isaacson on "Charlie Rose."
• Getting caught up in the passion of Steve Jobs, Marketplace, American Public Media
• Isaacson’s Steve Jobs Rages, Weeps, Adds Sex to Tech: Interview, Zinta Lundborg, Bloomberg Businessweek
• Walter Isaacson interview with Jon Stewart on "The Daily Show."
• Jobs' Biography: Thoughts On Life, Death And Apple, NPR's Fresh Air
• New Bio Quotes Jobs On God, Gates And Great Design, NPR's Morning Edition
• Walter Isaacson on Sweden's SVT
• Walter Isaacson on Steve Jobs: Not 'exceptionally' smart, but a 'genius', George Stephanopoulos, ABC News
• Making the IBio for Apple's Genius, Janet Maslin, The New York Times
• Biography Sheds New Light on Steve Jobs' Life, Rachel Metz, The Associated Press
• Steve Jobs Biography Reveals He Told Obama, 'You're Headed For A One-Term Presidency,' Huffington Post
• Steve Jobs: Revelations from a tech giant, CBS News 60 Minutes
• Walter Isaacson's 'Steve Jobs' biography shows Apple co-founder's genius, flaws, Michael S. Rosenwald, The Washington Post
• Biographer says Steve Jobs saw himself as 'chosen,' Sharon Noguchi, San Jose Mercury News
• American Icon, Walter Isaacson, Time

Articles about and interviews with Walter Isaacson and reviews of his books American Sketches: Great Leaders, Creative Thinkers, and the Heroes of a Hurricane and Einstein: His Life and Universe (Simon & Schuster):

• Aspen Institute CEO Walter Isaacson talks politics, media in Holliday Forum, Louisiana State University
• "The Wellspring of American Creativity," CBS Sunday Morning
• University of New Orleans radio WWNO's interview with Walter Isaacson on "American Sketches."
• Every story paints a picture: Walter Isaacson's 'American Sketches' is a gallery of compelling portraits, December 11, 2009 
• Walter Isaacson highlights Albert Einstein's tenacity, or grit, as one of the characteristic features behind his genius in Einstein's Final Quest, In Character, Spring 2009
• Leaders, Iconoclasts and Innovators: American Association of Museums interviews Walter Isaacson, May 11, 2009
• Walter Isaacson and fellow historians Jon Meacham and Peggy Noonan discuss President Obama's first 100 days in office on GPS: Zakaria Panel, April 26, 2009.
• Walter Isaacson joins "Imus in the Morning," May 16, 2008.
• Watch Walter Isaacson discuss his book Einstein: His Life and Universe at the 2007 Miami Book Fair International.
• Michael Eisner interviews Walter Isaacson on CNBC.
• The Man Beneath the Electrified Halo of Hair, PD Smith on Walter Isaacson's Sympathetic Biography of Einstein, The Guardian, August 25, 2007
• Plum TV interviews Walter Isaacson about writing Einstein: His Life and Universe. (6:30 minutes)
• Watch a free online lecture by Walter Isaacson on the WGBH Forum Network.
• Interview with Walter Isaacson, Author of Einstein: His Life and Universe, BlogCritics, July 14, 2007
• Isaacson Explains Einstein in His Spare Time, Aspen Daily News, July 4, 2007
• Einstein: His Life and Universe Review, The Sydney Morning Herald, June 23, 2007
• A Flat-footed Hero. Walter Isaacson's Einstein Retells Science's Greatest Story, The Guardian, June 10, 2007
• Einstein: His Life and Universe Review, The Sunday Times, June 4, 2007
• Albert Einstein was more than an Einstein, CNN, May 22, 2007
• Isaacson's 'Einstein' Biography Chronicles Amazing Life of Accomplished Genius, The Daily Advertiser, May 13, 2007
• The Einstein Enigma, The New York Sun, May 9, 2007
• Solving Einstein's Puzzles, MSNBC, May 3, 2007
• Genius at Work: Walter Isaacson uncovers a few surprises while researching his new bestselling biography, "Einstein: His Life and Universe," The Times Picayune, May 2, 2007
• View Walter Issacson's talk from the Woman's National Democratic Club, Washington, DC, on Sunday, April 29 on C-SPAN's Book TV.
• China Needs an Einstein. So Do We, by Thomas L. Friedman, The New York Times, April 29, 2007 (requires free registration)
• Biographer Discusses Einstein's Life, Legacy(RealAudio), NewsHour, April 26, 2007

   

• Einstein: 'Dopey' to Star Physicist, Harvard Crimson, April 25, 2007
• Einstein: His Life and Universe, Ted Leonsis' website, April 22, 2007
• Isaacson Weighs Einstein's Triumphs, $5000 Bounty on His Head, Bloomberg, April 19, 2007

   

• Both Wave and Particle: Native New Orleanian Walter Isaacson Gives Us the Grand Sweep and the Close View of Albert Einstein's Remarkable Life, The Times-Picayune, April 15, 2007
• Behind the Legendary Thinker's Astonishing Legacy and Enigmatic Nature, The Boston Globe, April 15, 2007
• The Nature of Einstein, Chicago Sun-Times, April 15, 2007
• Walter Isaacson on Albert Einstein, Wall Street Journal, April 14, 2007

   

• A New Way to View Science, Walter Isaacson, USA Today, April 10, 2007
• The Scale of Einstein, From Faith to Formulas, The New York Times, April 9, 2007

   

• Einstein's World, The Washington Times, April 8, 2007

   

• Einstein: A Genius for Rebellion, Walter Isaacson, Los Angeles Times, April 8, 2007 (This site requires free registration.)
• The Valiant Swabian, John Updike, The New Yorker, April 2, 2007

   

• Watch a video interview with Barnes & Noble TV in which Walter Isaacson "reveals how and why he selects his subjects, the research behind his writing, and what inspires him to write about American icons."