Quantum Computing from Colossus to Qubits Quotes

“In 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy', a supercomputer gives the answer to 'life, the Universe and everything as 42, but nobody knows what the question was. If the computer, Deep Thought, were operating on quantum principles, it could simply be asked to run the calculation backwards to reveal the forgotten question!”
― John Gribbin, Quantum Computing from Colossus to Qubits: The History, Theory, and Application of a Revolutionary Science