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A brilliant global history of the device that is now utterly ubiquitous and yet represents an unprecedented revolution in technology.

About the Author

Jon Agar is currently Senior Lecturer in Science and Technology Studies at University College London and was previously director of the National Archive for the History of Computing.

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Agar reassesses the ever-evolving nature of this multitasking machine clamped to the ears of billions ... with characteristically clear precision.
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