About

David A. Price is the author of three nonfiction books: The Pixar Touch: The Making of a Company, a history of Pixar Animation Studios and the rise of computer animation; Love and Hate in Jamestown: John Smith, Pocahontas, and the Start of a New Nation, a history of the Jamestown Colony and the Virginia Company; and Geniuses at War: Bletchley Park, Colossus, and the Dawn of the Digital Age, all published by Alfred A. Knopf. His debut novel is The Underachiever, published by Houston Street Press.

His writing on history and technology has appeared in publications including The New Yorker, Nieman Storyboard, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Harvard Business Review, National Geographic, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.

He received his bachelor’s degree in economics and computer science from the College of William & Mary and law degrees from Harvard University and the University of Cambridge. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

In Spring 2026, he is the Sharp Writer-in-Residence at William & Mary, where he teaches a seminar on writing immersive narration in nonfiction.

He and his wife live in Richmond, Virginia.

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