The Innovators

Walter Isaacson's history of the digital revolution — arguing that it was primarily a collaborative achievement, tracing the people and partnerships from Ada Lovelace to the internet.

Collaboration as the thesis: the key innovations of the digital revolution — the transistor, the computer, the microchip, the internet, software — were collaborative achievements involving teams, institutions, and the cumulative work of many people. Challenges the 'lone genius' narrative applied to Steve Jobs and others. Ada Lovelace as the founding figure: her 1843 notes on the Analytical Engine as the first conceptualization of software.