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Quantum Supremacy: How the Quantum Computer Revolution Will Change Everything by Michio Kaku is an accessible, and probably too optimistic look, at how quantum computing could solve many humanities problems. Mr. Kaku is an educator, futurist, and theoretical physicist.
- 352 pages
- Publisher : Doubleday
- Language : English
- ISBN-10 : 0385548362
My rating for Quantum Supremacy – 4
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Thoughts:
The main argument the author makes in this book is that the age of silicon is over, and qubits (quantum bits) will change our lives. The reason is that this will allow computers to process data at much faster speeds (what would take hundreds of years will take seconds) and solve problems so complex it would otherwise take multiple lifetimes to do so.
In Quantum Supremacy, Michio Kaku argues that these supercomputers will be able to simulate nature. This will allow us to “crack the code” of everything from astrophysics to biology.
While I don’t trust optimists, I enjoyed the vision in this book. I still think we have immense issues before we get to where he suggests, not the least of it is how we’re going to power these machines, as well as other technical limitations on quantum computing and the fact that we really don’t fully understand it.
I did think the book oversimplified many things, and while I certainly don’t think I’m in any position to correct Dr. Kaku I would have liked to have less topics, but more in-depth explanations.
While repetitive, every chapter ends with a section on how quantum computing will solve the discussed issues, I found the book immensely interesting and thought provoking. I like the future Dr. Kaku predicts and am excited about the technological aspects of it. However, this is by no means a technically accurate explanation of quantum computing, or a rigorous study of technology. But it is an excellent way to get a larger picture of this exciting technology, and why it matters in an easy to digest narrative.
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Disclaimer: I got this book as a gift
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