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The Code Breaker

Walter Isaacson, Sarah Durand

  • 560 pages · about 9 hours
  • First published 2021
  • 21 editions
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1 About this book

The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race is a non-fiction book authored by American journalist Walter Isaacson. Published in March 2021 by Simon & Schuster, it is a biography of Jennifer Doudna, the winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her work on the CRISPR system of gene editing.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Good for readers who want: a true life story, science, and a long read.

  • Biotechnology
  • Biography & autobiography
  • Science
  • Science & Technology
  • Genetic engineering
  • Women

2 About Walter Isaacson

Born 1952

Walter Seff Isaacson (born May 20, 1952) is an American journalist who has written biographies of Henry Kissinger, Benjamin Franklin, Leonardo da Vinci, Albert Einstein, Steve Jobs, Jennifer Doudna, and Elon Musk. As of 2024, Isaacson is a professor at Tulane University and, since 2018, an interviewer for the PBS and CNN news show Amanpour & Company.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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