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>40s This is a typo, surely? Quantum computers were first proposed in the 80s.
by OscarCunningham 9y ago
>40s
This is a typo, surely? Quantum computers were first proposed in the 80s.
- HaoZeke 9y agoYup, sorry, typed that on an alphanumeric. But tech-hype has always existed, side by side with those claiming tech has maxed out... It's disappointing to see the media even try TBH.
- ianai 9y agoI think you’re right: “In 1982, the Nobel prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman thought up the idea of a 'quantum computer', a computer that uses the effects of quantum mechanics to its advantage” https://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~nd/surprise_97/journal/vol4/spb3/ https://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~nd/surprise_97/journal/vol4/spb3/