Walter Isaacson on 'Lessons of the great innovators, from Leonardo da Vinci to Elon Musk'
Join Walter Isaacson (1974), renowned author, biographer, journalist and professor, for an engaging discussion on what can be learnt from the greatest innovators in history, as part of our series of anniversary celebration events.

Walter Isaacson is the bestselling author of biographies of Leonardo da Vinci, Steve Jobs, Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein, Jennifer Doudna, and most recently Elon Musk. He is a professor of History at Tulane University and was CEO of the Aspen Institute, chair of CNN, and editor of Time. He was awarded the National Humanities Medal in 2023.
Date: 5 September 2024, 18:00
Venue: Pembroke College, St Aldates OX1 1DW
Venue Details: Pichette Auditorium
Speaker: Walter Isaacson (Tulane University)
Organising department: Pembroke College
Organiser contact email address: communications@pmb.ox.ac.uk
Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://www.pmb.ox.ac.uk/event/isaacson24
Cost: Free
Audience: Public
Editor: Eleanor Coomber