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- 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.
- About the Author: Julian Brown is a science journalist who specializes in physics and computers.
- 400 Pages
- Computers + Internet, Computer Science
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Book Synopsis
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.Review Quotes
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 is a science journalist who specializes in physics and computers. He has written extensively about quantum physics for New Scientist magazine, and is the coeditor of The Ghost in the Atom and Superstrings: A Theory of Everything? He lives in San Francisco, California.Dimensions (Overall): 8.45 Inches (H) x 5.55 Inches (W) x 1.04 Inches (D)
Weight: .9 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: Computer Science
Genre: Computers + Internet
Number of Pages: 400
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Format: Paperback
Author: Julian Brown
Language: English
Street Date: August 14, 2001
TCIN: 1002818130
UPC: 9780684870045
Item Number (DPCI): 247-24-8777
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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