I remember sitting with steve jobs and i asked him why did you do what you do . And he said, life is like a river. You get to pick things out of the river, really cool things people have done, they put before you in the river, great devices or great ideas, but after a while you r great devices or great ideas but after a while you realize it is not how much you take out of the river but how much you put into the river, what you leave behind so your spirit is so manifest after you have been gone. Whether it is Robert Einstein or Benjamin Franklin or anybody else they did have a connection to something supernatural, something larger than themselves. Host from 2011 to your book and steve jobs, the opening sentence in your the 2004 got a phone call from steve jobs. Why did he call you . I had written a biography of Benjamin Franklin and Albert Einstein and his it why do you do me next . My first reaction was okay, Benjamin Franklin Albert Einstein, you . Then i realized he had been sick fig
And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. T cx the imitation game is one of the years best films. Benedict cumberbatch. I love that name, Benedict Cumberbatch stars in that film as alan turing a key figure in cracking germanys enigma code which helped the allies win the second world war. Hes no stranger to viewers of pbs viewers of osmasterpiece for his working in sherlock right now. Before we start our conversation, lets look at a scene from the imitation game. Of course thats what youre working on. But you also havent got anywhere with it. If you had you wouldnt be hiring crypting to fers out of university. You need me. I like solving problems commander and enigma is the most difficult problem in the world. Enigma isnt difficult. Its impossible. The americans the russians the french, the germans everyone thinks enigmaing is unbreakable. Good let me try and well know for sure, wont we . I was whispering to mr. Cumberbatch while the clip was playing tha
Dinelaris. This is the fifth nomination for alejandro g. Inarritu and his first oscar win. Cheers. Wow. The journey of birdman start three years ago when i ask nico, armando and alexander to follow me in a crazy idea and because they are crazy, they did it and we wrote together birdman. And for that, i am all my life grateful and thank for to share this experience with them. We want to thank our incredible cast. Emma naomi andrea amy, lindsay, mr. Norton zach and the maestro of maestro, mr. Michael keaton. Were making this film fly. Without you guys we would not be here. James, the producer. I want to thank, obviously, the great support from new lee region sy region. All the people to thank. My kids my wife thank you very much for all. Thank you. This award wait, wait. Family time. My daughters are my reason. Marianna, our dog larry. [ speaking Foreign Language ] announcer please welcome oscar nominee oprah winfrey. Before the crew is hired, before the actors are cast, before the sets
Dinelaris. This is the fifth nomination for alejandro g. Inarritu and his first oscar win. Cheers. Wow. The journey of birdman start three years ago when i ask nico, armando and alexander to follow me in a crazy idea and because they are crazy, they did it and we wrote together birdman. And for that, i am all my life grateful and thank for to share this experience with them. We want to thank our incredible cast. Emma naomi andrea amy, lindsay, mr. Norton zach and the maestro of maestro, mr. Michael keaton. Were making this film fly. Without you guys we would not be here. James, the producer. I want to thank, obviously, the great support from new lee region sy region. All the people to thank. My kids my wife thank you very much for all. Thank you. This award wait, wait. Family time. My daughters are my reason. Marianna, our dog larry. [ speaking Foreign Language ] announcer please welcome oscar nominee oprah winfrey. Before the crew is hired, before the actors are cast, before the sets
President of american for tax reform says americans are tired of the irs and our tax system. And on American History tv on cspan 3 on lectures and history university of texas has changed from the reconstruction error to present. And remembering the 150th anniversary of the con federate surrender and the end thof civil war. She and now viewers question are answered for three hours. He is a former chair of cnn and the editor of time and severs as ceo of the Aspen Institute and chair of the board of governors. Host what is the link between ben Franklin Steve jobs and others . Guest theyre all Creative Minds and that Creative Minds and that interested me throughout interested me a lot of people my career. A lot of people write write about sports heroes about sports heroes or or literary literary figures, but to me figures, but to me its people who its people who can can combine different discipline combine different discipline like the arts like the arts and sciences, and sciences, the way