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We know the iPhone as the device that transformed our world, changing everything from how we talk to each other and do business, to how we exercise, travel, shop, and watch TV. But packed within its slim profile is the fascinating, untold story of scientific, technological, and business breakthroughs--global in scope, sometimes centuries in the making, and coming from vastly different disciplines--that enabled Apple to create the most profitable product in history.



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Brian Merchant

Brian Merchant is a journalist, producer, and author, focusing on science & technology. His first book, 'The One Device: The Secret History of the iPhone' is published by Little, Brown. He is an editor at Vice Media's Motherboard, and his work has appeared in the Guardian, the Los Angeles Times, Slate, the Verge, Fast Company, Fortune, Wired UK, Salon, and beyond.



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