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Taking readers to the cutting edge of physics, mathematics, and computer science, Julian Brown tells the dramatic story of the groundbreaking efforts to create a fundamentally new kind of computer that would be astronomically more powerful than today's machines. In 1998, a team of researchers announced they had produced the world's first quantum computer in a cup of chloroform. In fascinating, fully accessible detail, Brown explains the ideas that led up to this accomplishment and explores the mind-stretching implications of this leap into the bizarre world of quantum physics. The Quest for the Quantum Computer is a riveting look at what promises to be one of the most important scientific and technological ideas of the twenty-first century.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780684870045
  • ISBN-10: 0684870045
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster
  • Publish Date: August 2001
  • Dimensions: 8.45 x 5.55 x 1.04 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.9 pounds
  • Page Count: 400

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