Good luck finding a nice, clean entry point to discuss quantum computers. It should come as no surprise, of course, that something called “quantum computers” would be tricky to talk about. The inner workings of computers are plenty complex to begin with. When melded with a dizzying branch of physics — quantum mechanics, which dissects the world of atomic and sub-atomic movement — the result is bound to defy simplistic explanations.
"But you don't need an Einsteinian grasp of physics to see that the quantum world..."
Such praising of Einstein beyond any measure causes nausea already. He did not even understand Quantum Mechanics, let along inventing it! Mentioning him in the context of this article seems just ugly.
Quantum Mechanics was invented, on the qualitative level, by Plank, who first introduced and successfully used the formula E=hf. Thus the idea of energy quanta originates from Plank. The first mathematically sound quantum theory was introduced by Heisenberg. Heisenberg was awarded the 1932 Nobel Prize in Physics exactly for the creation of quantum mechanics!
Why the author mentions Einstein? Why the author fails to mention real creators, Plank and Heisenberg?
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Quantum Computers, Part 1: A Simple Understanding
Posted by: David Vranicar November 2, 2011 05:00 AMGood luck finding a nice, clean entry point to discuss quantum computers. It should come as no surprise, of course, that something called “quantum computers” would be tricky to talk about. The inner workings of computers are plenty complex to begin with. When melded with a dizzying branch of physics — quantum mechanics, which dissects the world of atomic and sub-atomic movement — the result is bound to defy simplistic explanations.
Such praising of Einstein beyond any measure causes nausea already. He did not even understand Quantum Mechanics, let along inventing it! Mentioning him in the context of this article seems just ugly.
Quantum Mechanics was invented, on the qualitative level, by Plank, who first introduced and successfully used the formula E=hf. Thus the idea of energy quanta originates from Plank. The first mathematically sound quantum theory was introduced by Heisenberg. Heisenberg was awarded the 1932 Nobel Prize in Physics exactly for the creation of quantum mechanics!
Why the author mentions Einstein? Why the author fails to mention real creators, Plank and Heisenberg?