Computing · 1982

Quantum computing proposal

Feynman suggests simulating nature with quantum computers.

Richard Feynman argued that classical computers cannot efficiently simulate quantum systems, but quantum machines could. David Deutsch formalized a universal quantum computer in 1985.

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What it built on 2

Turing machine 1936
Quantum mechanics 1925

What it led to 3

Shor's algorithm 1994
Trapped-ion quantum gate 1995
Superconducting qubit 1999

Related measurements

The dashed line marks when it first worked.

Selected gate-model quantum processors Latest: 1.12k physical qubits (2023) Source: Wikipedia: Timeline of quantum computing and communication; Wikipedia: List of quantum processors