The Thinking Machine
A rich and accessible account of Nvidia’s 30-year journey from Silicon Valley also-ran to AI behemoth some of whose hardware, he writes, ranks alongside Turing’s Colossus and the Apple II as “one of the most important computers ever built" — Read the complete FT review
Synopsis
The Thinking Machine is a gripping investigation into the rise of Nvidia, the company at the heart of the AI boom, and its visionary yet enigmatic CEO, Jensen Huang. Through deep reporting and exclusive access, Stephen Witt traces how a manufacturer of gaming chips transformed into the most valuable business on Earth. Huang’s audacious bet on artificial intelligence reshaped global computing, markets, and the future of work. Witt captures not just a business triumph but a technological inflection point—where innovation, ambition, and geopolitical power converge—in a narrative that illuminates the forces driving the next industrial revolution.
