The Disruptors: 50 People Who Changed the World

by Alan Axelrod

Overview

“Biography lovers may find this a great start in understanding the long-term impacts that individuals can have on culture, society, and history.” —Booklist

What does Charles Darwin have in common with Johannes Gutenberg—or with Jackson Pollock, Martin Luther, Betty Friedan, Steve Jobs, and DJ Kool Herc? They were the disruptors, upending cultural, technical, spiritual, or scientific paradigms and altering the way we live forever.

In this book, bestselling author Alan Axelrod presents engaging profiles, accompanied by original line drawings, of fifty visionaries who rewrote the rules and changed the world—with innovations ranging from the printing press to the fight for women’s equality to the smartphone and the invention of hip-hop.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781454930341
Publisher:	Union Square & Co.
Publication date:	11/22/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	290
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Alan Axelrod is the author of more than 100 books, including the CEO and Real History series (all Sterling). He was the coauthor of The New York Times bestseller What Every American Should Know About American History (with Charles Phillips; Adams Media Corporation) as well as the Businessweek bestsellers Patton on Leadership and Elizabeth I, CEO (both Prentice Hall). He has appeared on numerous TV and radio programs and in magazine and newspaper articles.