The Quantum Computer Revolution
A sequel to the prequel
Sharing here a slide deck prepared for a talk I will be giving at an upcoming Nerd Nite in Orlando (sort of like TEDx with more street cred and adult beverages). These slides are an abbreviated adaptation of an earlier blog post which can be found on Medium here.
Description:
Moore’s law has taken us quite far over the last 50 years, but the limits of nanoscale fabrication are within view. Quantum computers are a new paradigm of computing utilizing the strange properties of quantum dynamics that when realized will take us outside of Moore’s Law for at least some specific applications. This talk will serve as a firehose introduction to the burgeoning field using the “Feynman technique” for learning e.g. explaining in clear language as could be understood by a toddler — including foundational topics such as what exactly we mean by “qubits” and their superposition, architectures, algorithms, and applications. Because learning is fun!
Bio:
Nick Teague is an amateur blogger for fun, an engineer by training, and a marketer by profession. He has a professional background in renewable energy and HVAC; extracurricular interests in quantum computing, machine learning, and complexity theory; and occasionally bangs out a few notes on the keyboard. He is currently seeking work so if you enjoy the talk let him know he would be happy to share a resume. He can also be found on twitter at @_NicT_ .
*For further readings please check out my Table of Contents, Book Recommendations, and Music Recommendations.
Books that were referenced here or otherwise inspired this post:
Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman! — Richard Feynman
QED — Richard Feynman
Quantum Computing Since Democritus — Scott Aaronson
Quantum Computation and Quantum Information — Michael Nielsen and Isaac Chuang
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Albums that were referenced here or otherwise inspired this post:
Head Hunters — Herbie Hancock
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For further readings please check out my Table of Contents, Book Recommendations, and Music Recommendations.
