42: The Wrong Guy

John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin discuss Walter Isaacson's authorized biography of Steve Jobs. Topics include Isaacson's failings as an author and biographer, the technical cluelessness on display in the book, and Steve Jobs, Enemy of Progress.

Links for this episode:

• Steve Jobs, by Walter Isaacson - Amazon.com
  
• Triumph of the Nerds: The Transcripts, Part III
  
• Design by contract - Wikipedia
  
• Triumph of the Nerds - PBS.org
  
• Infinite Loop, by Michael S. Malone - Amazon.com
  
• Apple Confidential 2.0, by Owen Linzmayer - Amazon.com
  
• Insanely Great, by Steven Levy - Amazon.com
  
• Revolution in The Valley, by Andy Hertzfeld - Amazon.com
  
• The Second Coming of Steve Jobs, by Alan Deutschman - Amazon.com
  

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