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The newest Pentium chip powering PCs and laptops contains 40 million electronic switches packed onto a piece of silicon about the size of a thumbnail. Several years from now, if this incredible shrinking continues, a single chip will hold a billion switches, then a trillion. The logical culmination is a computer in which the switches are so tiny that each consists of an individual atom. At that point something miraculous happens- quantum mechanics kick in.
Anyone who follows the science news or watches 'Star Trek' has at least a notion of what that means- particles can be in two or more places at once. Atoms obey a peculiar logic of their own - and if it can be harnessed society will be transformed. Problems that would now take forever would be solved almost instantly. Quantum computing promises nothing less than a shortcut through time.
Anyone who follows the science news or watches 'Star Trek' has at least a notion of what that means- particles can be in two or more places at once. Atoms obey a peculiar logic of their own - and if it can be harnessed society will be transformed. Problems that would now take forever would be solved almost instantly. Quantum computing promises nothing less than a shortcut through time.
| ISBN-13 | 9780099452171 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 0099452170 |
| Weight | 0.35 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 5.08 x 0.55 x 7.80 In |
| List Price | $19.98 |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| Format | - |
|---|---|
| Pages | 224 pages |
| Publisher | Vintage Books USA |
| Published On | 2004-06-03 |
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