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The One Device: The Secret History of the iPhone

Brian Merchant

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The One Device: The Secret History of the iPhone

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The device that changed everything.

The One Device is a captivating read for anyone interested in the history and impact of the iPhone. Merchant's firsthand account of the creation of the iPhone takes readers on a journey through history and around the world. The book provides a unique insight into one of the most innovative companies in history, as well as the development of cutting-edge technology that we now take for granted.

  • Financial Times Business Book of the Year Nominee for Shortlist (2017)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The One Device: The Secret History of the iPhone

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ISBN: 9780593078419
Author: Brian Merchant
Publisher: Random House Uk
Date of Publication: 2017-06-20
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Biographies & Memoirs, Business, History, Science
Related Topics: Biography, Technology
Goodreads rating: 3.89
(rated by 1933 readers)

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We know the iPhone as the device that transformed our world, changing how we talk to each other and do business, as well as how we exercise, travel, shop, and watch TV. Packed within its slim profile is the untold story of scientific, technological, and business breakthroughs—global in scope and sometimes centuries in the making—that enabled Apple to create one of the most profitable products in Apple’s history. For all the swiping and tapping, there are still many things we don’t know about these gadgets. The One Device takes readers on a Magic School Bus–style journey inside the iPhone—peeling back its layers and launching explorations that travel from the driest places on Earth to a Mongolian lake of toxic sludge, along the Silk Road, into 19th-century photography, and back to Cupertino, California, where the original design team reflects on the earth-shaking work they did. As multifaceted as the invention it follows, The One Device is a roving, wide-lens history of tech that reveals the marvel of engineering behind the device millions use every day.
 

The device that changed everything.

The One Device is a captivating read for anyone interested in the history and impact of the iPhone. Merchant's firsthand account of the creation of the iPhone takes readers on a journey through history and around the world. The book provides a unique insight into one of the most innovative companies in history, as well as the development of cutting-edge technology that we now take for granted.

  • Financial Times Business Book of the Year Nominee for Shortlist (2017)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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