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<P CLASS="MsoNormal"><STRONG>Walter Isaacson</STRONG>, President & CEO, the Aspen Institute; Author,<EM>Leonardo da Vinci</EM> & <EM>Steve Jobs</EM></P>
<P CLASS="MsoNormal"><EM>This program is part of our Good Lit series, underwritten by the Bernard Osher Foundation.</EM></P>
<P>In his profiles of great innovators, biographer Walter Isaacson, author of <EM>Steve Jobs</EM>, explores how humanism can inspire scientific achievement. With a new biography of Leonardo da Vinci, the original Renaissance man, Isaacson revives a pivotal moment in history in which people felt encouraged to question authority & investigate their surroundings. He explores how da Vincis variegated studies of anatomy, mathematics, archaeology, ornithology, botany, geology, weaponry, painting & theater were actually facets of a larger project. Isaacson introduces his readers to da Vincis high-flying imagination with vividness & clarity that is sure to inspire the polymath in us all.</P>
<P>Isaacson is a professor of history at Tulane University. His work as a historian is rooted in his previous career in journalism as chairman of CNN & editor of<EM>Time</EM>. Additionally, he served as CEO of the nonprofit Aspen Institute of Humanistic Studies for 14 years. Isaacson also has a distinguished record in government, leading disaster recovery in the wake of Hurricane Katrina & fostering business partnerships between the United States & the Muslim world. Come hear from a writer with both a brilliant, historical mind as well as a progressive, innovative outlook on the world.</P>
<P><STRONG>Location:</STRONG> 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco<BR><STRONG>Time:</STRONG><SPAN>11:00 a.m. check-in, <STRONG>noon program</STRONG>, 1:00 p.m. book signing</SPAN><BR><STRONG>Notes:</STRONG> Isaacson photo by the Aspen Institute<BR><STRONG>All ticket sales are final & nonrefundable.</STRONG></P>
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