Tag Archives: Walter Isaacson
The Code Breaker
If you think the digital revolution is having profound effects on human society, buckle up because the biotech revolution is just getting underway and it will redefine, even redesign, our species. Ever since the early 1950’s when James Watson and … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, crispr, DNA, gene editing, genetics, Jennifer Doudna, nonfiction, RNA, Walter Isaacson
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Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinciby Walter IsaacsonSimon & Schuster, New York, 2017 The first thing you notice about Walter Isaacson’s latest book, Leonardo da Vinci, is its weight. This is a hefty tome. It tips the scales at three pounds even (1360g … Continue reading
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Tagged art, biography, books, Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa, painting, science, Vitruvian Man, Walter Isaacson
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