JCCSF welcomes back to its stage Walter Isaacson, author of the acclaimed bestsellers Steve Jobs, Einstein and Benjamin Franklin, for a fresh look at Leonardo da Vinci. Based on thousands of pages from Leonardo's astonishing notebooks and new discoveries about his unconventional life, Isaacson tells the story of how Leonardo's wide-ranging passions – from anatomy and birds to flying machines and weaponry – combined with his ability to stand at the crossroads of art and science, makes him history's most creative genius.Walter Isaacson, University Professor of History at Tulane, has been CEO of the Aspen Institute, chairman of CNN and editor of Time magazine. He is the author of Leonardo da Vinci; The Innovators; Steve Jobs; Einstein: His Life and Universe; Benjamin Franklin: An American Life; and Kissinger: A Biography, and the coauthor of The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made.