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Forwards & Backwards: A History of Quantum Computing

A six episode oral history of the field of quantum computing, commemorating the 40th anniversary of the conference that kicked it all off at Endicott House in May 1981. Sponsored by IBM, hosted by Mat... Read more

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Ranked #1

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6 - Taking A Long Look Backwards (...and Forwards)

6 - Taking A Long Look Backwards (...and Forwards)

When we set out to produce this series, there was one name we heard more frequently than any other: Charlie Bennett. Cha... Read more

5 May 2021

43mins

Ranked #2

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5 - Putting Today's Quantum Systems to Good Use

5 - Putting Today's Quantum Systems to Good Use

Real quantum computers are here, but they are small and noisy, and not fully mature. Be that as it may Professor Prineha... Read more

5 May 2021

33mins

Ranked #3

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4 - Very Cold Qubits for a Very Hot Community

4 - Very Cold Qubits for a Very Hot Community

Sometimes, you just want to experience a very large dilution refrigerator in action. And that’s exactly what this episod... Read more

5 May 2021

53mins

Ranked #4

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3 - Who Works On this Stuff? And How Can We Expand The Field?

3 - Who Works On this Stuff? And How Can We Expand The Field?

We’ve often referenced the cross-disciplinary nature of the quantum computing field. Nowhere is that clearer than in the... Read more

5 May 2021

54mins

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Ranked #5

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2 - Quantum Computing Has A Purpose! (The Factoring Algorithm)

2 - Quantum Computing Has A Purpose! (The Factoring Algorithm)

In the mid-90’s, there was no quantum computing field. There was excitement, sure, but nearly a decade and a half after ... Read more

5 May 2021

38mins

Ranked #6

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1 - Dawn of a Quantum Era

1 - Dawn of a Quantum Era

On May 6th, 1981, at the MIT Endicott House, a group of computer scientists gathered together with elite physicists to m... Read more

5 May 2021

39mins

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