The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, Nvidia, and the World's Most Coveted Microchip

Stephen Witt

Chronicles the meteoric rise of Nvidia from its humble beginnings in a Denny’s restaurant to becoming the world's most valuable corporation. The book focuses on the visionary leadership of CEO Jensen Huang, who pivoted the company from a designer of video game hardware to the primary supplier of the high-performance chips driving the AI revolution. Through deep reporting and unprecedented access, Witt explores the development of parallel computing and the CUDA platform, explaining how these technical bets allowed Nvidia to dominate the market for neural networks and large language models. Ultimately, it is a story of radical innovation, geopolitical stakes, and a ferocious commitment to a future where AI serves as the next industrial revolution.