Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 20:31:58 10/26/02
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On October 25, 2002 at 16:36:50, Robin Smith wrote: >On October 25, 2002 at 14:42:14, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: > >>On October 25, 2002 at 14:14:00, Robin Smith wrote: >> >>>On October 25, 2002 at 13:15:50, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: >>> >>>> can you show me >>>>a picture of a quantum. That's the smallest detail you could show of course. >>> >>>Vincent you are a funny guy. This had me laughing out loud. You were joking, >>>right? >>> >>>Robin >> >>No. >> >>Can you show me a picture of a quantum? >> >>I *can* show you a picture of a real processor. Plenty of them >>around the net. I can't show you the picture of a quantum. >> >>Can you? >> >>The things exist for like 1/1000000000000 of a second. >> >>How do we create a computer from it if we can't make a clear picture of >>a quantum? > >Sorry. I thought you were joking. > >You are right that you can show me a picture of a real processor. But show me a >picture of a "bit", or even of an "electron". You can't. So how can we make >digital computers? As for a quantum computer, I agree they don't yet exists, so >I can't show you a picture, but things that exist only in theory have a nasty >habit of turning into reality at some point. Don't forget that the initial >theory of modern digital computers was done many years before there were actual >computers you could take a picture of. > >And as far as "the things" existing for only 1/1000000000000 of a second (can I >assume "the things" you are talking about is quantum entanglement, the >theoretical basis for quantum computing? If not, what are "the things"?), this >is totally untrue. Have you read anything recently about quantum entanglement >or quantum computing? Theory is advancing by leaps and bounds. It remains to >be seen if engineers will figure out how to do anything useful with it, but I'm >guessing that eventually, yes they will. > >Robin I would agree. This is a major push of the National Science Foundation CISE directorate.... They don't fritter money away, although they are willing to take big risks, if the potential payback is large enough. In this case, it is...
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