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McCloskey Speaker Series – The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution featuring Walter Isaacson

Note: This is a past event, additional resources may be available below.

Thu Jul 10, 2014
Aspen, CO

Date

Thu Jul 10, 2014
6:00pm – 7:00pm

Location

Aspen, CO, United States
Greenwald Pavilion

Contact

    jillian.scott@aspeninstitute.org
    (970) 544-7914

Hosts

The McCloskey Speaker Series presents a unique and diverse roster of distinguished speakers. The series is made possible by a generous donation from the McCloskey Family Charitable Foundation.

President and CEO of the Aspen Institute Walter Isaacson will speak about his forthcoming book, set to be released in October, 2014, by Simon & Schuster. Mr. Isaacson is the author of Steve Jobs; Einstein: His Life and Universe; Benjamin Franklin: An American Life; and Kissinger: A Biography, and the coauthor of The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made.

Fee: $20. Tickets on sale June 26 at www.aspenshowtix.com.

Society of Fellows reservations may be made by calling (970) 544-7980.

President and CEO of the Aspen Institute Walter Isaacson will speak about his forthcoming book, set to be released in October, 2014.n/a

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