Chip War
Chris Miller
17 people recommended it in 8 threads, 2022–2026.
2 commenters pushed back on it — worth reading the threads.
What people on Hacker News said
A little more dense: "Chip War" by Chris Miller... a macro economic/political picture of silicon valley growth that fills in so many holes in popular lore.
Lots of buzz around Chip War by Chris Miller. I haven’t read it.
Not at all as dry as I expected it to be, surprisingly gripping for someone who didn't previously know much about this.
From the history perspective, the technology perspective, the politics and even the human side of it. How people growing up in the misery of ww2 went on build something that ended up shaping the world we live in.
Chip War focuses more on the geopolitics than the science.
one of the best books to intro one on the subject
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