A brief history of technology, or How to understand your gadget

Age: 11+ years.

This book will reveal to you the secrets of the "magic" that happens under the case of your smartphone. You will learn exactly how this "magic" works, what its abilities are, and how it came about.

From artificial intelligence to neural interface, from bitcoins to the "smart" house, from the Internet of Things to the 5G network - the history of these ideas and technologies began a long time ago. Humanity has always sought to simplify its life and store and process information faster. This book takes you all the way from Morse code and radio waves to modern smartphones that have enough power to control complex processes and even space missions.