Name: Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
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Author: Chris Miller
ISBN: 9781982172008

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Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology

Type

Physical Book

Author

Chris Miller

Publisher

Scribner

Language

English

Pages

464

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

23.3 x 16.3 x 3.7 cm

Weight

0.64 kg.

ISBN13

9781982172008

Synopsis "Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology "

The Financial Times Business Book of the Year, this epic account of the decades-long battle to control one of the world's most critical resources--microchip technology--with the United States and China increasingly in fierce competition is "pulse quickening...a nonfiction thriller" (The New York Times). You may be surprised to learn that microchips are the new oil--the scarce resource on which the modern world depends. Today, military, economic, and geopolitical power are built on a foundation of computer chips. Virtually everything--from missiles to microwaves--runs on chips, including cars, smartphones, the stock market, even the electric grid. Until recently, America designed and built the fastest chips and maintained its lead as the #1 superpower, but America's edge is in danger of slipping, undermined by players in Taiwan, Korea, and Europe taking over manufacturing. Now, as Chip War reveals, China, which spends more on chips than any other product, is pouring billions into a chip-building initiative to catch up to the US. At stake is America's military superiority and economic prosperity. Economic historian Chris Miller explains how the semiconductor came to play a critical role in modern life and how the US became dominant in chip design and manufacturing and applied this technology to military systems. America's victory in the Cold War and its global military dominance stems from its ability to harness computing power more effectively than any other power. Until recently, China had been catching up, aligning its chip-building ambitions with military modernization. Here, In this paperback edition of the book, the author has added intriguing new material focused on "America's Chip Comeback," which overviews the global consequences of the just passed CHIPS Act, the new export controls on China, and the effort to rally allies to better guard chip technology. Illuminating, timely, and fascinating, Chip War is "an essential and engrossing landmark study" (London Times).

Chris Miller

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Chris Miller, cuyo nombre completo es Christopher Miller, es un historiador y analista estadounidense especializado en geopolítica, tecnología y economía internacional. Profesor en la Fletcher School de la Universidad de Tufts, su trabajo se mueve donde chocan los Estados, los mercados y la innovación tecnológica, un cruce poco cómodo pero decisivo para entender el mundo actual. Con formación histórica sólida y olfato estratégico, Miller se ha convertido en una voz influyente para explicar por qué la tecnología no es neutral y mucho menos apolítica.

Es autor de La guerra de los chips, un ensayo que examina cómo los semiconductores se transformaron en el recurso clave del poder global, influyendo en conflictos, alianzas y economías enteras. Este libro recibió el Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award, consolidando su impacto internacional. También escribió We Shall Be Masters, centrado en la competencia tecnológica durante la Guerra Fría. Su estilo combina claridad narrativa con análisis riguroso, sin simplificar lo que, por naturaleza, es complejamente incómodo.

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