In his book, published by Simon & Schuster, Isaacson begins with Lovelace, Lord Byron’s daughter, who pioneered computer programming in the 1840s. He explores the fascinating personalities that created our current digital revolution, such as Vannevar Bush, Alan Turing, John von Neumann, J C R Licklider, Doug Engelbart, Robert Noyce, Gates, Steve Wozniak, Jobs, Tim Berners-Lee, and Page.