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Quest for the Quantum Computer 1st Touchstone Edition
Author(s): Julian Brown (Author)
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster
- Publication Date: 14 Aug. 2001
- Edition: 1st Touchstone
- Language: English
- Print length: 400 pages
- ISBN-10: 0684870045
- ISBN-13: 9780684870045
Book Description
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.
Editorial Reviews
Review
Ed Hinds New Scientist A fascinating and entertaining read from start to finish.
Lynn Yarris
San Jose Mercury News Exciting and educational…a road map for the future.Paul Davies author of
The Fifth Miracle A masterful piece of scientific exposition.About the Author
Julian Brown specializes in physics and computing as a science journalist. New Science Magazine has featured his work prominently, and he has produced science specials for BBC and BBC World Service. He teamed up with Paul Davies to edit The Ghost in the Atom and Superstrings: A Theory of Everything.
