#7 in Technology & IT
The Innovators: How a Group of Inventors, Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution
8.28.2 / 10
Score out of 10185 ratingsConfidence 56%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
- NYT bestseller · 9 weeks on the list, peaked at #3
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About the book
The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution is an overview of the history of computer science and the Digital Revolution. It was written by Walter Isaacson, and published in 2014 by Simon & Schuster.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.3 across 185 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 56% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Technology & IT average of 8.1. That is how 8.2 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.9 | 22 | 12% |
| Hardcover | 8.4 | 163 | 88% |
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