History's Greatest Innovators: Recent Episodes
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Walter Isaacson, host of Trailblazers and author of the new biography Leonardo da Vinci, shares stories of pioneers who were WAY ahead of the curve.
Leonardo da Vinci was truly a Renaissance man, and we still have much to learn from his notebooks.
The Kitchen Sisters have created a gorgeous sound-rich journey through the life of one of history’s greatest inventors, Thomas Edison.
Ada Lovelace understood the incredible potential of computers long before they became a part of everyday life.
Like da Vinci, Benjamin Franklin was a brilliant polymath who understood the connection between technology and democracy.
A look at the brilliant and tragic life of Alan Turing: codebreaker, mathematician, and father of artificial intelligence.
Malcolm Gladwell highlights the importance of iteration, which is often a key ingredient for innovation.