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It is amazing how far ahead of practice the theory of quantum algorithms has gotten, and it will be even more amazing when the first commercial quantum computer
by whatshisface 5y ago
It is amazing how far ahead of practice the theory of quantum algorithms has gotten, and it will be even more amazing when the first commercial quantum computer is built and they all suddenly get used. I wonder if there is any precedent for this?
- DennisP 5y agoPerhaps Ada Lovelace, publishing the first computer algorithms in 1843. She wrote them for Babbage's Analytical Engine, which was never built. But I have no idea whether her work was used on the first functioning computers, rather than being just an example of what was possible. Maybe the QC situation is unique.