✳flâneur — a map of the web's best reading

Quantum computing for everyone | Michael Nielsen

michaelnielsen.org · 2,275 words · saved by 1 readers

I’ve been asked this question a lot. I worked on quantum computing full time for 12 years, wrote 60 or so papers, and co-authored the standard text. But for many years the question stumped me. I had several pat answers, but none really satisfied me or my questioners.

“Can you give me a simple, concrete explanation of how quantum computers work?” I’ve been asked this question a lot. I worked on quantum computing full time for 12 years, wrote 60 or so papers, and co-authored the standard text . But for many years the question stumped me. I had several pat answers, but none really satisfied me or my questioners. It turns out, though, that there is a satisfying answer to the question, which anyone can understand if they’re willing to spend some time concentrating hard. To understand the answer, let’s back up and think first about

Explore this link on the map →

saved by

related reading