As Dr. Scott Aaronson,* a major figure in the current field, told us what’s compelling about quantum computing is that it requires you to really actually accept what quantum mechanics tells us. All that stuff you may have read in a popular science treatment of quantum mechanics about particles in two places at once and a thing not being determined until you measure it—it’s not just for theorizing or amusement. In a quantum computer, that bizarre stuff is the real guts of a machine that produces results that you can print off on an inkjet and hold in your hands.
“As Dr. Scott Aaronson,* a major figure in the current field, told us what’s compelling about quantum computing is that it requires you to really actually accept what quantum mechanics tells us. All that stuff you may have read in a popular science treatment of quantum mechanics about particles in two places at once and a thing not being determined until you measure it—it’s not just for theorizing or amusement. In a quantum computer, that bizarre stuff is the real guts of a machine that produces results that you can print off on an inkjet and hold in your hands.”
Reference
Weinersmith, Kelly, & Zach Weinersmith (2017, Oct. 7). “Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That'll Improve and/or Ruin Everything.” Kindle Edition. Chapter 12 Conclusion, Grave 4: Quantum Computing, p. 330 of 358, 81%.
