{"product_id":"chip-war-chris-miller-9781982172008","title":"Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology","description":"\u003cb\u003eOne of Barack Obama\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003es Favorite Books of 2023\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e 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\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou 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 \u003ci\u003eeverything\u003c\/i\u003e--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 \u003ci\u003eChip War\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Illuminating, timely, and fascinating, \u003ci\u003eChip War\u003c\/i\u003e is \"an essential and engrossing landmark study\" (\u003ci\u003eLondon Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chris Miller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1982172002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982172008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/04\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.17h x 6.40w x 1.44d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2022 pg. 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/29\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2022 pg. 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2023","brand":"Chris Miller","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44069255905535,"sku":"9781982172008","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bc7d20b5-11ef-4ba8-b832-e495e8288a31.jpg?v=1685423701","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chip-war-chris-miller-9781982172008","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}