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A scifi book whose title I've forgotten had jumpable spaceships with quantum communicators that went back to a central switching station. Viola - instant commu
by thrill 7y ago
A scifi book whose title I've forgotten had jumpable spaceships with quantum communicators that went back to a central switching station. Viola - instant communication with every other communicator in the universe, and with no leakage. Maybe future us has quantum Dick Tracy watches.
- Chirael 7y agoSounds like an ansible [1]. I thought this was from Orson Scott Card but apparently it pre-dates him, instead going back to Ursula Le Guin. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ansible https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ansible