If cars were as complicated and custom-built as today's computing gear, there would be vastly more mechanics, car painters, tow truck drivers, car designers and other support workers needed to deal with the chaos and unpredictability, he said.
Richard Feynman, one of the greatest physicists that ever lived, once said: "I think we can safely assume that no one understands quantum mechanics. But when a Feynman of economic theory does turn up I suspect the key formulae for value will...
Software developers should have the talents to contribute to the development of an organisation, rather than being regarded merely as mechanics applying a technical skill. Nowadays, physicists are much more inclined to think they are creating...
When drivers bring in their cars, mechanics will examine the car and reprogram the electronic control module if necessary. In some cases, mechanics may also apply a dielectric grease to a connector on the transaxlen - a unit that combines a...
Then how about a quantum computer working on a series of hash values, attempting every single combinatorial possibility, in almost zero time, and decoding the original input? From the movement of electrons to the action of electro-magnetic waves...
I first encountered the world of quantum mechanics way back in the 1970s as an undergrad. A working quantum computer might just help us understand quantum mechanics and the world of the really small for the first time!