Author:Mark Miodownik,Daniel Weyman
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Stuff Matters by Mark Miodownik, read by Daniel Weyman.
A unique and inspiring exploration of human creativity from one of the UK's best-known scientists
Everything is made of something...
From the everyday objects in our homes to the most extraordinary new materials that will shape our future, Stuff Matters reveals the inner workings of the man-made world, and the miracles of craft, design, engineering and ingenuity that surround us every day.
From the tea-cup to the jet engine, the silicon chip to the paper clip, from the ancient technologies of fabrics and ceramic to today's self-healing metals and bionic implants, this is a book to inspire amazement and delight at mankind's creativity.
A road map for design and engineering genius, an anthropology of the modern age and an unprecedented view into one of the most secretive companies in history.
—— Financial TimesMerchant tells a far richer story than I — having covered Apple for years as a journalist — have seen before.
—— Lev Grossman , New York TimesThe best account of the contemporary world’s single greatest technological miracle.
—— Bloomberg, Must Reads of 2017Brian Merchant is a lovely writer... formidable... fascinating.
—— Hugo Rifkind , The TimesA remarkable tale... the story it tells is compelling, even addictive - almost as addictive as the iPhone itself
—— The Wall Street JournalDelivers its quota of compelling anecdotes... Merchant's investigations have great depth... I have no doubt this book will fly off the shelves.
—— Evening StandardA deep dive into the decisions and breakthroughs behind the development of the historic smartphone.
—— Business Insider, Best Business Books of 2017Brian Merchant’s The One Device dives deep into the making of Apple’s iPhone on its 10th anniversary, and [analyses] the implications of this worldchanging innovation.
—— Andrew Hill , FT Business Book of the Year 2017Apple's culture of reverence and secrecy is no match for Brian Merchant in The One Device.
—— New York Times Book ReviewIn terms of breath and depth of research, The One Device is impressive.
—— Irish TimesA wild ride
—— San Francisco ChronicleThe One Device is a tour de force. Brian Merchant has dug into the iPhone like no other reporter before him, travelling the world to find the untold stories behind the device’s creation and to uncover the very real human costs that come with making the iPhone. Packed with vivid detail, the book carries the reader from one unexpected revelation to the next with a fast-paced edge and heaps of analytical insight.
—— Ashlee Vance, New York Times bestselling author of Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic FutureThis is a stunning book—a comprehensive, fascinating, and compulsively engaging account of how the most revolutionary product of our age was invented. Brian Merchant sets off on a journey around the globe, from design studios in California to mines in South America to factories in China, to tell the human stories—the ruined marriages, the lost lives—behind this iconic device. You will never look at your iPhone the same way again.
—— Dan Lyons, author of Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up BubbleBrian Merchant has written a fascinating biography of the iPhone, the most important single product ever created. If you’ve ever looked at the glowing screen in your hand and wondered where the hell it came from, this book provides rich, unexpected, and unusually sophisticated answers.
—— Alexis Madrigal, author of Powering the Dream: The History and Promise of Green TechnologyCompressing decades of competitive invention and behind-the-screen intrigue, Brian Merchant looks deep into the black mirror of the iPhone to tell us the prehistory—and cultural future—of Apple’s addictive device. This is the true science fiction of our time: how everyday experience was reinvented by a gadget.
—— Geoff Manaugh, New York Times bestselling author of A Burglar’s Guide to the CityA wild ride.
—— San Francisco ChronicleFor a flavour of how fast the world is changing, turn to Brad Stone’s The Upstarts
—— DirectorBrad Stone unravels the facts from the mythology surrounding the companies’ rise
—— Harvard Business ReviewA penetrating study marked by the same thorough reporting that distinguished [The Everything Store]
—— SF Gate
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