Person: Walter Isaacson

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

business

In search of the elusive billionaires at the core of Apple

Finding billionaires in Silicon Valley isn’t hard. But tracking down members of the three-comma club at Apple is a less fruitful endeavour.

general

Michael Fassbender on tearing up the blueprint as Steve Jobs

Michael Fassbender approached the role of Steve Jobs in the same way as he’s done for some of his other provocative characters

general

Meet the Irish man who worked closely with Steve Jobs

Especially since his death, Steve Jobs has become a god to many in IT and design. As a new film on his life is to be released, Michael Moynihan meets up with an Irishman who worked closely with the former Apple head

business

‘X-Men’ role powers hike in Michael Fassbender’s fortune

business

Flash boys and girl bosses are the titans of the future

world

DiCaprio set to star in Boyle film about Steve Jobs

Boyle wants DiCaprio to play lead role in Steve Jobs biopic

Oscar-winning filmmaker Danny Boyle is in talks to direct a movie about Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, with Leonardo DiCaprio tipped to star in the title role.

Tue, 22 Apr, 2014

A little help goes a long way for Fergie

More than a year after the death of Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson’s authorised biography of the Apple founder remains a fixture on the bestseller lists.

Mon, 31 Dec, 2012

On the trail of Steve Jobs in California

THE BESTSELLING biography of Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson is most notable for revealing that the innovator and aesthete genius behind Apple — the world’s most successful company — was in many ways a giant, semi-autistic toddler.

Sat, 29 Sep, 2012

Top of the techs — for now

Jonathan Ive, Apple’s head of design, has emerged as a totemic figure.

Sat, 25 Aug, 2012

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Sat, 10 Mar, 2012

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Sat, 18 Feb, 2012

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Sat, 04 Feb, 2012

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Sat, 28 Jan, 2012

Steve Jobs ignited the revolution in music, film, books and newspapers

POSSIBLY the most impressive book of last year — the best I read anyway — was about one of the most significant people to have died during 2011.

Fri, 06 Jan, 2012

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Sat, 31 Dec, 2011

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Sat, 24 Dec, 2011

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Sat, 17 Dec, 2011

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Sat, 10 Dec, 2011

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Sat, 03 Dec, 2011

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MASS MARKET FICTION1 The Help, Kathryn Stockett, Penguin Books2 Something From Tiffany’s, Melissa Hill, Hodder Paperback3 The Fifth Witness, Michael Connelly, Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd)4 One Day, David Nicholls, Hodder ...

Sat, 26 Nov, 2011

Apple to the core

Walter Isaacson’s biography of the late Steve Jobs reveals his innovation and drive, as well as his less laudable traits, but ultimately neglects to reveal what made him tick, writes Brian O’Grady

Thu, 10 Nov, 2011

Biography of Steve Jobs reveals rivalry with Gates

STEVE JOBS called long-time rival and Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates “unimaginative” and not really a product person, according to a biography of the deceased Apple chief executive.

Tue, 25 Oct, 2011

Biography sheds new light on Jobs

Steve Jobs was often bullied in school and stopped going to church at the age of 13, according to an authorised biography of the late Apple CEO. Jobs also revealed that the Beatles was one of his favourite bands, and one of his wishes was to get the band on iTunes before he died.

Thu, 20 Oct, 2011

Jobs biography soars up sales lists

An authorised biography of Steve Jobs was high on pre-order best-seller lists within hours of Apple’s announcement of his death.

Thu, 06 Oct, 2011

$300m price tag on Agent Orange clean-up

A joint US-Vietnamese action plan today put a $300m (€244m) price tag on the most contentious legacy still tainting relations between the two countries – Agent Orange.

Wed, 16 Jun, 2010

US Senate approves $29bn hurricane relief bill

The US Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill bearing $29bn (€24.5bn) in reconstruction aid for the Gulf Coast, nearly four months after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and the surrounding region.

Thu, 22 Dec, 2005