Chip War
The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
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Stephen Graybill
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Chris Miller
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***Selected as one of Barack Obama's Favourite Books of 2023***
'Pulse quickening. A nonfiction thriller - equal parts The China Syndrome and Mission Impossible' New York Times
An epic account of the decades-long battle to control the world's most critical resource—microchip technology
Power in the modern world - military, economic, geopolitical - is built on a foundation of computer chips. America has maintained its lead as a superpower because it has dominated advances in computer chips and all the technology that chips have enabled. (Virtually everything runs on chips: cars, phones, the stock market, even the electric grid.) Now that edge is in danger of slipping, undermined by the naïve assumption that globalising the chip industry and letting players in Taiwan, Korea and Europe take over manufacturing serves America's interests. Currently, as Chip War reveals, China, which spends more on chips than any other product, is pouring billions into a chip-building Manhattan Project to catch up to the US.
In Chip War economic historian Chris Miller recounts the fascinating sequence of events that led to the United States perfecting chip design, and how faster chips helped defeat the Soviet Union (by rendering the Russians’ arsenal of precision-guided weapons obsolete). The battle to control this industry will shape our future. China spends more money importing chips than buying oil, and they are China's greatest external vulnerability as they are fundamentally reliant on foreign chips. But with 37 per cent of the global supply of chips being made in Taiwan, within easy range of Chinese missiles, the West's fear is that a solution may be close at hand.
'A riveting history. Features vivid accounts and colourful characters' Financial Times
'Fascinating…A historian by training, Miller walks the reader through decades of semiconductor history – a subject that comes to life thanks to [his] use of colorful anecdotes' Forbes
'Indispensable' Niall Ferguson©2022 Christopher Miller. All rights reserved. (P)2022 Simon & Schuster, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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- Amazon Customer
- 15-09-2023
Magnificent
Delving into one of the most complicated industries with ease and relative simplicity. Didn't find difficulty following through the details whether they be technical, business oriented, political or historical.
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- Anonymous User
- 14-06-2023
Great Book
If you are a fan of tech and enjoy learning about the history of how we got to where we are, then this is a must listen. I loved learning about the inventiveness and ingenuity of the people who pioneered the development of semi conductors and how they have played such a crucial role in modern politics and foreign affairs. Great job Chris
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- Glenda K.
- 15-02-2024
Informative, well-researched, timely
This book gave me a really easy-to-listen history of chips, and helps to explain how they became one of the most critical components of most products that we use.
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- Sam Nicolitsi
- 17-03-2023
No brainer. 5 stars.
An amazing listen. Human innovation knows no bounds, and this story is no exception. Such a deep history in semi-conductors has now been immortalised by Chris Miller.
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- Bruce Nixon
- 23-05-2023
Very interesting and timely book
Definitely would recommend to anyone interested in technology trends, cybersecurity and how these aspects of modern life intersect with geopolitics in such a profound way. Learnt a lot from the book - very worthy use of my time.
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- Nathanael Sheehan
- 31-10-2023
Excellent
very well explained. comprehensive history technology explained for the lay person and the geopolitical implications clearly argued. A compelling story and thesis. excellent.
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- michael herman
- 06-12-2022
Fascinating insight
A fantastic history of the semi conductor industry and one of the most critical commodities around today, both physically and politically.
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- Will
- 24-12-2022
Good summary
Good summary, not for forecasting trends though ah ah ha ha ha ha ha there’s 15 words
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- happy ferret
- 16-06-2024
excellent book, let down by robotic reading
great historical review with a small peak at the horizon
unfortunately the worst part was the monotone, robotic reading
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- Vincent
- 25-11-2024
Very insightful
Very interesting and well written. Highly recommended. It is a must read. And the reader is great
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