Leonardo da Vinci

Draws on da Vinci's notebooks as well as new discoveries about his life and work in a narrative portrait that connects the master's art to his science, demonstrating how da Vinci's genius was based on ordinary qualities, including curiosity and imagination.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Isaacson, Walter (Author)
Other Authors: Molina, Alfred, 1953- (Narrator)
Format: Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Audioworks, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Audio, [2017]
Edition:Unabridged.
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Summary:Draws on da Vinci's notebooks as well as new discoveries about his life and work in a narrative portrait that connects the master's art to his science, demonstrating how da Vinci's genius was based on ordinary qualities, including curiosity and imagination.
Item Description:Title from container.
Compact discs.
"Includes a PDF of illustrations."
Physical Description:14 audio discs (approximately 17 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Playing Time:17:00:00
ISBN:9781508241980
1508241988
Author Notes:Walter Isaacson was born on May 20, 1952 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He received a B. A. in history and literature from Harvard College. He then attended the University of Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholar at Pembroke College and read philosophy, politics, and economics.

He began his career in journalism at The Sunday Times of London and then the New Orleans Times-Picayune/States-Item. He joined TIME in 1978 and served as a political correspondent, national editor and editor of new media before becoming the magazine's editor in 1996. He became Chairman and CEO of CNN in 2001, and then president and CEO of the Aspen Institute in 2003.

He has written numerous books including American Sketches, Einstein: His Life and Universe, Benjamin Franklin: An American Life, Kissinger: A Biography, Steve Jobs, and The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution. He is the co-author, with Evan Thomas, of The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made.

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