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Walter Isaacson
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The Code Breaker
I am excited for you all to read "The Code Breaker" on March 9. It's unlike any project I've worked on and I hope you enjoy it...I'm getting asked more and more about how I got the idea to research and write about Jennifer Doudna and gene editing, so here is some backstory on "The Code Breaker."
I remember coming back from a research trip a couple of years ago and sitting on my balcony in New Orlea Read more of this blog post »
I remember coming back from a research trip a couple of years ago and sitting on my balcony in New Orlea Read more of this blog post »
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Steve Jobs
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2011
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291 editions
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Einstein: His Life and Universe
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2007
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125 editions
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Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
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2003
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51 editions
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Leonardo da Vinci
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2017
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98 editions
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The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution
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2011
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17 editions
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The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
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2021
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40 editions
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The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made
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1986
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16 editions
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Kissinger
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1992
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27 editions
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Einstein: The Life of a Genius
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2009
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11 editions
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American Sketches: Great Leaders, Creative Thinkers, and Heroes of a Hurricane
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2009
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5 editions
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“If you want to live your life in a creative way, as an artist, you have to not look back too much. You have to be willing to take whatever you’ve done and whoever you were and throw them away. The more the outside world tries to reinforce an image of you, the harder it is to continue to be an artist, which is why a lot of times, artists have to say, “Bye. I have to go. I’m going crazy and I’m getting out of here.” And they go and hibernate somewhere. Maybe later they re-emerge a little differently.”
― Steve Jobs
― Steve Jobs
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