ISAACSON, Walter.

The Genius Biographies: Benjamin Franklin, Einstein, Steve Jobs, and Leonardo da Vinci.

“If anybody in America understands genius, it’s Walter Isaacson": First Editions of Walter Isaacson's The Genius Biographies; each signed by him

New York: Simon and Schuster, 2003-2017.

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First editions of Isaacson's definitive The Genius Biographies quartet. Octavo, four volumes, original publisher's half cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Boldly signed by Walter Isaacson on the title page of each volume. Each volume is fine in near fine to fine dust jackets.

Walter Isaacson’s The Genius Biographies quartet brings together his celebrated studies of Albert Einstein, Benjamin Franklin, Leonardo da Vinci, and Steve Jobs, each of which situates its subject within the nexus of creativity, history, and cultural influence. In Einstein: His Life and Universe (2007), Isaacson examines how Einstein’s revolutionary theories emerged from a blend of rigorous science and imaginative thought experiments. Benjamin Franklin: An American Life (2003) portrays Franklin as a statesman, printer, and inventor whose pragmatic curiosity reflected the Enlightenment spirit. With Leonardo da Vinci (2017), Isaacson highlights the artist’s notebooks to reveal how his insatiable curiosity about anatomy, mechanics, and art converged into a uniquely interdisciplinary genius. Finally, Steve Jobs (2011) captures the contradictions of the Apple co-founder, illustrating how his perfectionism and vision for design transformed technology and culture. Taken together, these biographies not only illuminate the distinctive qualities of each figure but also demonstrate Isaacson’s ongoing interest in the interplay between innovation, personality, and historical circumstance.