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Ask HN: Any good books for a layman on history of quantum computing?
I recently read Genius Makers and very much enjoyed it, and was wondering if there were any similar books to help me better understand where we currently are regarding QC and how we got here
- he1senberg 1y agoA bit more technical but the absolute best book on quantum computing is "Quantum Computation and Quantum Information" by Nielsen and Chuang. It’s also a pretty good introduction on quantum mechanics in general.
- bmau5 1y agoThank you!
- bjourne 1y agoThese blog posts might interest you. Note the dates: https://scottlocklin.wordpress.com/2010/10/04/spotting-vaporware-three-follies-of-would-be-technologists/ https://scottlocklin.wordpress.com/2010/10/04/spotting-vapor... https://scottlocklin.wordpress.com/2019/01/15/quantum-computing-as-a-field-is-obvious-bullshit/ https://scottlocklin.wordpress.com/2019/01/15/quantum-comput...
- bmau5 1y agoThank you!
- crescit_eundo 1y agoYou might want to take a look at “Quantum Computing Since Democritus” by Scott Aaronson. I believe it’s based on the course he taught at the University of Waterloo.
- adamhp 1y agoI'd also recommend studying quantum mechanics more generally, and a great intro there is Brian Cox's The Quantum Universe.