The One Device: The Secret History of the iPhone
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.65 (679 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1478949635 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 1 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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We know the iPhone as the device that transformed our world, changing everything from how we talk to each other and do business, to how we exercise, travel, shop, and watch TV. But packed within its slim profile is the fascinating, untold story of scientific, technological, and business breakthroughs -- global in scope, sometimes centuries in the making, and coming from vastly different disciplines -- that enabled Apple to create the most profitable product in history.For all the time we spend swiping, tapping, and staring at iPhones, you think there would be few things we didn't know about these gadgets. But think again.The One Device is a Magic School Bus trip inside the iPhone -- traveling into its guts, peeling back its layers, and launching explorations that take us to the driest place on earth and a Mongolian lake of toxic sludge, down the Silk Road, into 19th century photography, and all the way back to Cupertino, California, where members of the original design team reflect on the earth-shattering work they did.As multifaceted as the invention it follows, The One Device is a roving, wide-lens approach to tech history that engages the imagination as it explores the marvel of engineering that millions of us use each day.
His work frequently appears on the front pages of Reddit, Digg, and Slashdot.. Brian Merchant is the senior editor of Motherboard, VICE's science and technology outlet, the founder/editor of Terraform, its online fiction outlet, and his work has appeared in the Guardian, Slate, VICE Magazine, Salon,
"A remarkable tale the story it tells is compelling, even addictive--almost as addictive as the iPhone itself."The Wall Street Journal"Apple's culture of secrecy is no match for Brian Merchant in The One Device."the New York Times Book Review"Like the best historians, Merchant unpacks the history of the iPhone in a way that makes it seem both inevitable in its outline and surprising in its details."The Guardian"Merchant tells a far richer story than I--havin
I highly recommend it. When I first heard of this book John K. Lin I have mixed feelings on this book. But overall, I highly recommend it.When I first heard of this book, I was really interested in reading it and pre-ordered it on Amazon – since I like to ready and study the history and development of technology and Silicon Valley. I read The One Device o. Mal Warwick said A brilliant study of product development. Other Silicon Valley observers have written about the development of the iPhone—but it's unlikely that anyone else has delved as deeply into the subject as Brian Merchant or will ever do so in the future, for that matter. Merchant's brilliant new book, The One Device: The Secret History of. Neil Isenberg said Highly recommend this book for those interested in the story of iPhone's development. Review for: The One Device: The Secret History of the iPhonePROS:------I highly recommend this book for those interested in the details of the topic promised in the title.The author offers a great deal of detail into the history of iPhone development and the early development of technologies bef