The Chip War - paperback

Chips are the new oil – the most valuable resource of our time. They do not simply influence the global economy. The military, economic and political power of every country depends on them.

But how did semiconductors become the foundation of modern life? When does their rise begin? Who are the geniuses behind their invention and refinement? And how did the USA build its technological superiority in industry, which gave it victory in the Cold War and decades of global leadership.

In "Chip War" the historian Chris Miller provocatively and engagingly recounts the most epic battle of the 21st century – the war for control of chips.