Tag: superposition

Will you have your own Personal Quantum Computer (PqC) any time soon?

by on July 19, 2017 9:18 am
PCs In 1947, Howard Aiken an American engineer predicted that only six computers would be needed to satisfy the computing needs of the United States. Today over  73% of US adults own a desktop/laptop computer and the number of computers in the world continues to increase. Since the first personal computer was introduced by IBM… Read more Will you have your own Personal Quantum Computer (PqC) any time soon?

Quantum Computing: Understanding the qubit

by on July 14, 2017 11:05 am
Last Friday, Dr. Jeff Welser , Vice President of IBM research, came to class where he talked about IBM and their research program. In the end of his talk he addressed quantum computing (QQ) and quickly explained the idea and its applications. It was probably not the first time you heard about how powerfull QQ… Read more Quantum Computing: Understanding the qubit