Quantum computers are like kaleidoscopes − why unusual metaphors help illustrate science and technology
- Written by Sorin Adam Matei, Associate Dean for Research, Purdue University
This image could give you a better grasp of how quantum computers work.Crystal A Murray/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SAQuantum computing is like Forrest Gump’s box of chocolates: You never know what you’re gonna get. Quantum phenomena – the behavior of matter and energy at the atomic and subatomic levels – are not definite, one thing...




