Chapter 6
Quantum Computing Accelerates
IN THIS CHAPTER
Making progress with core technology
Putting more investment into companies
Accelerating the pace of progress
Investigating what’s needed next
A lot of fascinating things happen in the world of science. You could cheerfully spend the rest of your life reading up on one scientific topic or another, such as gravity waves or the search for the Higgs boson, called the God particle. You would learn a lot and have a great time. But you might never see your newfound knowledge put to practical use in business, government, and the broader economy; many scientific projects never cross over to practical use.
Quantum computing is different; it’s attracting tremendous interest and investment today and is likely to make a practical difference in the real world tomorrow. But why? What happened to make quantum computing different? And why did quantum computing take off? This chapter will answer those questions.
The developments described in Chapter 5 made quantum computing a focus of interest, investment, and excitement. But with these developments, ...
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