The innovators : Isaacson, Walter, author - Internet Archive

Open the file. Turn to the first chapter on Ada. And remember: poetry and logic, hardware and software, the lone genius and the sprawling team—the future belongs to those who innovate together.

Isaacson frequently contrasts the brilliance of the idea with the difficulty of execution. Many figures in the book failed to capitalize on their inventions because they lacked the business acumen or the collaborative spirit to bring them to market, while others succeeded by refining and packaging existing ideas.