Quantum Supremacy - How The Quantum Computer Revolution Will Change Everything
Just finished reading "Quantum Supremacy - How The Quantum Computer Revolution Will Change Everything" by Michio Kaku, published by Doubleday.
An old proverb came to mind when I started reading Kaku's "Quantum Spremacy" - "Be wary of the snake oil salesman who promises you miracles, but fails to mention the consequences."
Now I am not a Luddite, but I learned long ago from my parents to walk away from anyone who promises you the moon, the sun, and the stars.
Kaku does present a solidly strong picture about the impact Quantum Computers may have in the near future in medicine, space exploration, solar power, nuclear fusion, and other fields of research, but he doesn't seem to realize that a predicted marvelous future never comes to be as its first conceptualized.
While a good book on the potential, Kaku comes across as a cheer leader about quantum computing's potential, but doesn't take into account that great promises often fizzle - take "It" for example, known by it's code name "Ginger" before it was released to great fan fare on how the world will be CHANGED. Segways, while a curious bit of technology, flopped hard and failed to change the world.
Recommended as a good insight into the importance of quantum computing, but too much glorified overselling.
Four Stars.
https://www.amazon.com/Quantum-Suprem...
An old proverb came to mind when I started reading Kaku's "Quantum Spremacy" - "Be wary of the snake oil salesman who promises you miracles, but fails to mention the consequences."
Now I am not a Luddite, but I learned long ago from my parents to walk away from anyone who promises you the moon, the sun, and the stars.
Kaku does present a solidly strong picture about the impact Quantum Computers may have in the near future in medicine, space exploration, solar power, nuclear fusion, and other fields of research, but he doesn't seem to realize that a predicted marvelous future never comes to be as its first conceptualized.
While a good book on the potential, Kaku comes across as a cheer leader about quantum computing's potential, but doesn't take into account that great promises often fizzle - take "It" for example, known by it's code name "Ginger" before it was released to great fan fare on how the world will be CHANGED. Segways, while a curious bit of technology, flopped hard and failed to change the world.
Recommended as a good insight into the importance of quantum computing, but too much glorified overselling.
Four Stars.
https://www.amazon.com/Quantum-Suprem...
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