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An Evening With Walter Isaacson – Fundraiser for The Greenwich Historical Society @ Greenwich Country Club – Lecture: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, & Geeks Created the Digital Revolution
April 20, 2017 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
The Greenwich Historical Society will feature distinguished historian, journalist and best-selling author Walter Isaacson at a dinner reception on April 20 where Isaacson will talk about his highly acclaimed book, The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution (Simon & Schuster).
While citing the visionaries whose genius and imagination led to the creation of modern computers and the Internet, the book also focuses on the crucial role that collaboration and teamwork played in the rise of the digital age. Isaacson will touch upon the contributions of luminaries such as Bill Gates and Steve Wozniak, but also shed light on lesser-known but important figures such as Ada Lovelace, English mathematician and daughter of Lord Byron; and Alan Turing, WWII cryptanalyst, theoretical computer scientist and subject of the historical thriller The Imitation Game.
Walter Isaacson is currently president and CEO of the Aspen Institute. He formerly served as chairman and CEO of CNN and was editor of TIME magazine. His list of best-selling biographies includes Steve Jobs, Einstein: The Life of a Genius, Benjamin Franklin: An American Life and Kissinger: A Biography.
Program tickets are $375 each and include cocktails, dinner and lecture. Patron-level tickets are $1,000 each and, additionally, include a pre-event meet-and-greet with the author, book signing, preferred seating and a gift bag. Proceeds will support the Historical Society’s Fund for Program Enrichment, which supports and sustains educational initiatives, exhibitions, public programs, digital collections and preservation initiatives. The event has been generously underwritten by The Resource Foundation and is sponsored by Northern Trust. Serendipity Magazine is the exclusive media sponsor.
Greenwich Country Club
19 Doubling Road, Greenwich, CT 06830
6:30 to 9:00 pm
Tickets are $375 or $1,000 each and support the Greenwich Historical Society’s Fund for Program Enrichment
For tickets, visit www.greenwichhistory.org or call 203-869-6899, Ext. 10.
