Quantum Supremacy: How the Quantum Computer Revolution Will Change Everything (Unabridged)
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Publisher Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An exhilarating tour of humanity's next great technological achievement—quantum computing—which may supercharge artificial intelligence, solve some of humanity's biggest problems, like global warming, world hunger, and incurable disease, and eventually illuminate the deepest mysteries of science, by the bestselling author of The God Equation. • “Expertly describes and rectifies common misconceptions about quantum computing." —Science
"[Kaku's] lucid prose and thought process make abundant sense of this technological turning point.” —The New York Times Book Review
The runaway success of the microchip may finally be reaching its end. As shrinking transistors approach the size of atoms, the phenomenal growth of computational power inevitably collapses. But this change heralds the birth of a revolutionary new type of computer, one that calculates on atoms themselves.
Quantum computers promise unprecedented gains in computing power, enabling advancements that could overturn every aspect of our daily lives. While the media has mainly focused on their startling potential to crack any known encryption method, the race is already on to exploit their incredible power to revolutionize industry. Automotive makers, medical researchers, and consulting firms are all betting on quantum computing to design more efficient vehicles, create life-saving new drugs, and streamline businesses. But this is only the beginning. Quantum computing could be used to decode the complex chemical processes needed to produce cheap fertilizers and unleash a second Green Revolution; create a super battery that will enable the Solar Age; or design nuclear fusion reactors to generate clean, safe, renewable energy. It may even unravel the fiendishly difficult protein folding that lies at the heart of as-yet-incurable diseases like Alzheimer’s, ALS, and Parkinson’s. Already, quantum computers are being put to work to help solve the greatest mystery in science—the origin of the universe.
There is no single problem humanity faces that might not be addressed by quantum computers. With his signature clarity and enthusiasm, Dr. Michio Kaku, who has spent his entire professional life working on the quantum theory, tells the thrilling story of this exciting scientific frontier and the race to claim humanity’s future.
Customer Reviews
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Love the enthusiasm, still misses
Quantum computing is a very very complex topic. However somewhere between repetitive exhortations that quantum may change everything, and quantum theories that make it all possible must be some information that randos like me can understand. I don’t trust scientists that tell me it’s all too complicated for my little head, but we should trust them to do good. This book lacks practical examples of all the grandiose claims and is very light on the actual science and practical examples. He says quantum can do some calculations millions of time faster than binary machines but rarely mentions what those calculations are and why they matter. As a cheer book, im excited for team quantum, but still looking for other sources to really explain how it works.
Mostly wrong, it hypes a hypothetical future.
The author thinks that when he walks across his living room, a version of himself is transported to Mars and back, somehow, and then rejoins his body at the other side of the room. He thinks that there are an infinite number of alternate universes and that new ones pop into existence all the time. He thinks Elvis is alive in an alternate universe.
Much of the book presents a fact, then another known fact, and then complete conjecture presented as fact, and expects the reader to accept the unproven part just because it is grouped with known facts.
The author thinks quantum computing will solve all the world’s problems, and he gives no space at all to any potential downside. China is not a democracy, and they collect unlimited data about all of their citizens. What if they use data mining and quantum computing to take complete control of their entire population, and try to create an advantage to dominate the world? If quantum computers really are vibrating in alternate universes, which I doubt, are we going to attract the attention of some advanced beings in another world? Would that be a good thing?
This book was written to attract investors to quantum computing companies. We don’t actually learn about quantum computing, except that it is the next big thing, and all the world’s problems will be solved if we invest a trillion dollars on this wild goose chase instead of spending that money where current science says it would do the most good.
Also, how much do we really need to know about a naked mole rat in order to understand quantum computing?
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