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In the future, everyone might use quantum computers

  • Written by Christopher Bernhardt, Professor of Mathematics, Fairfield University
In the future, everyone might use quantum computersA seven-qubit quantum device at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, N.Y. AP Photo/Seth Wenig

Computers were once considered high-end technology, only accessible to scientists and trained professionals. But there was a seismic shift in the history of computing during the second half of the 1970s. It wasn’t just that...

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