It’s 1990. A brand new firm known as Normal Magic goes to construct its imaginative and prescient of the long run: the good cellphone. They’ve expertise, virtually limitless money, and a 15 12 months head begin on the iPhone. What may go incorrect?
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Additional Studying
This episode was based mostly, with permission, on David Epstein’s new e book Inside The Field: How Constraints Make Us Higher. The documentary Normal Magic is accessible to observe on numerous streaming providers.
Different sources embrace the PBS Documentary The Info Society, New York Journal’s oral historical past of Normal Magic, Michael Kanellos’s article in Forbes journal, and the YouTube channel Retro Roadshow.
