The biography Steve Jobs, written with the cooperation of its subject, was authored by
- A.Walter Isaacson
- B.Robert Kanigel
- C.Katherine Frank
- D.Ramachandra Guha
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Walter Isaacson. Walter Isaacson wrote the authorised biography of Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple, after a long series of interviews with him. Isaacson is known for biographies of exceptional individuals and has also written lives of Albert Einstein and Benjamin Franklin, which is a useful link to remember.
Option B, Robert Kanigel, wrote The Man Who Knew Infinity about Srinivasa Ramanujan and has no connection with the Apple founder. Option C, Katherine Frank, wrote Indira: The Life of Indira Nehru Gandhi, a biography of the Indian prime minister. Option D, Ramachandra Guha, is an Indian historian whose works include India After Gandhi and a two part life of Mahatma Gandhi, so he too writes biography but not this one.
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- D.Rahul Dravid
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