Walter Isaacson Quote
It is clear that Leonardo was charming and attractive and had many friends. His disposition was so lovable that he commanded everyone’s affection, according to Vasari. He was so pleasing in conversation that he attracted to himself the hearts of men. Paolo Giovio, a near contemporary who met Leonardo in Milan, similarly remembered his pleasant nature. He was friendly, precise, and generous, with a radiant, graceful expression,
Walter Isaacson
It is clear that Leonardo was charming and attractive and had many friends. His disposition was so lovable that he commanded everyone’s affection, according to Vasari. He was so pleasing in conversation that he attracted to himself the hearts of men. Paolo Giovio, a near contemporary who met Leonardo in Milan, similarly remembered his pleasant nature. He was friendly, precise, and generous, with a radiant, graceful expression,
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Isaacson attended Harvard University and Pembroke College, Oxford as a Rhodes scholar. He is the co-author with Evan Thomas of The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made (1986) and the author of Pro and Con (1983), Kissinger: A Biography (1992), Benjamin Franklin: An American Life (2003), Einstein: His Life and Universe (2007), American Sketches (2009), Steve Jobs (2011), The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution (2014), Leonardo da Vinci (2017), The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race (2021) and Elon Musk (2023).
Isaacson is a professor at Tulane University and an advisory partner at Perella Weinberg Partners, a New York City-based financial services firm. He was vice chair of the Louisiana Recovery Authority, which oversaw the rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina, chaired the government board that runs Voice of America, and was a member of the Defense Innovation Board.