| Author |
Johnson, George, 1952 Jan. 20-
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| Title |
A shortcut through time : the path to the quantum computer / George Johnson |
| Publisher |
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2003 |
| Edition |
1st ed |
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| | Preface: Inside the Black Box | |
| | Prologue: The Road to Blue Mountain | 3 |
| 1 | "Simple Electric Brain Machines and How to Make Them" | 12 |
| 2 | Tinkertoy Logic | 19 |
| 3 | Playing with Mirrors | 32 |
| 4 | A Shortcut Through Time | 51 |
| 5 | Shor's Algorithm | 66 |
| 6 | Breaking the Code | 83 |
| 7 | Invisible Machines | 105 |
| 8 | Counting with Atoms | 122 |
| 9 | Quantum Secrecy | 141 |
| 10 | The Hardest Problem in the Universe | 155 |
| | Epilogue: The Nine Billion Names of God | 168 |
| | The Fine Print: Notes and Sources | 175 |
| | Acknowledgments | 193 |
| | Index | 195 |
