Chris Miller explains how microchips went from niche technology to the cornerstone of modern society in a matter of decades, transforming geopolitics along the way.

Since its invention in 1958, the microchip has become incredibly powerful and is used worldwide.

Chips are now essential; entire economies and militaries rely on them, and they could even be the catalyst of war.

Chris Miller is an associate professor of international history at Tufts University, Boston, and an expert in the interactions between technology and geopolitics.

In Chip War, Miller takes us through the history and expanding functions of microchips, from PCs to smartphones to militarized AI.

As the chip industry has exploded, so has competition for its dominance. Miller explains the complex international relationships between sectors and how shifting power balances could cause economic disaster or war.