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Worldview — The global struggle for microchip supremacy

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Worldview — The global struggle for microchip supremacy

FromEngelsberg Ideas Podcasts


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Worldview — The global struggle for microchip supremacy

FromEngelsberg Ideas Podcasts

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Length:
50 minutes
Released:
Nov 9, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

When the pioneers of computer engineering created the first integrated circuits in the 1950s they could not have envisaged how this technology would infiltrate all elements of our daily lives.

The production of microchips is now rapidly becoming the defining force in geopolitics and will play a fundamental role in the conflicts of the future. 

In this episode of Worldview, Adam Boulton is joined by Chris Miller, author of Chip Wars, and historian of computing, Thomas Haigh. Together, they discuss the development of the computer chip and how it fits into the coming struggle between the US and China. 

Image description: A retro circuit board with germanium transistors and diodes, electrolytic and ceramic capacitors, carbon resistors, aluminium coils. Credit: KPixMining / Alamy Stock Photo
Released:
Nov 9, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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The Engelsberg Ideas Podcast brings together the best writers, thinkers and historians to discuss the biggest issues facing the world today. Hosted by Iain Martin, Adam Boulton and Mattias Hessérus.