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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: What’s in it for me? Learn the little-known story of the one device to rule them all.
Chapter 2: The iPhone has changed the technological world and its history stretches far beyond Steve Jobs.
Chapter 3: The first mobile phone is a century old, but cell phones didn’t take off until the 1980s.
Chapter 4: The battery in your iPhone is rechargeable thanks to years of research, trial and error.
Chapter 5: The selfie is old news, but the iPhone camera popularized it.
Chapter 6: Early versions of the AI technology used in the iPhone emerged decades ago.
Chapter 7: The raw materials used to make the iPhone cause all manner of human suffering.
Chapter 8: The parts that make up your iPhone are manufactured by exploited workers.
Description
The One Device (2017) lays out the history of what may be the most important piece of technology on the market: the Apple iPhone. From an interview with an IBM engineer to the frightening depths of a Bolivian mine, Merchant takes us everywhere and explains how the iPhone was born and what it means for the world.
Who Should Listen
- Tech geeks and gadget nerds
- Lovers of technological history
- iPhone users