{"id":90243,"date":"2019-02-08T20:34:47","date_gmt":"2019-02-09T01:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbachnet.wwwmi3-ss40.a2hosted.com\/index.php\/"},"modified":"2021-07-29T17:10:36","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T21:10:36","slug":"comics-explain-quantum-computing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/comics-explain-quantum-computing\/","title":{"rendered":"Comics Explain Quantum Computing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrum.ieee.org\/loser-dwave-does-not-quantum-compute#toggle-gdpr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-118786 size-medium\" title=\"Comics Explain Quantum Computing\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/quantum_computer.jpg?resize=123%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Comics Explain Quantum Computing\" width=\"123\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/quantum_computer.jpg?resize=123%2C150&amp;ssl=1 123w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/quantum_computer.jpg?resize=61%2C75&amp;ssl=1 61w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/quantum_computer.jpg?w=419&amp;ssl=1 419w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 123px) 100vw, 123px\" \/><\/a>In case the <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2wgaW-mBU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">brief<\/a> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwaterloo.ca\/institute-for-quantum-computing\/quantum-computing-101#What-is-quantum-computing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">quantum computing<\/a><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2wgaW-ngp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">primers<\/a> I posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/rbach.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>BachSeat<\/em><\/a> didn&#8217;t make it crystal clear, help is here. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>National Science Foundation<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s EPiQC (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.epiqc.cs.uchicago.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Enabling Practical-scale Quantum Computing<\/a>) program, out of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchicago.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Chicago<\/a>, has published some <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Graphic_novel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">graphic novels<\/a> (aka <strong>comic books<\/strong>) that explaining quantum computing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hpcwire.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>HPC Wire<\/em><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hpcwire.com\/2019\/01\/28\/looking-for-light-reading-nsf-backed-comic-books-tackle-quantum-computing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reports<\/a> that 8 quantum computing comics have been published which offer some <strong>clarity<\/strong> and a little <strong>levity<\/strong> on the math-heavy topic. You decide how successful the comic books are. Links to all eight comics are below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epiqc.cs.uchicago.edu\/qc-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">History of Quantum Computing<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epiqc.cs.uchicago.edu\/resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"comics computing noopener quantum noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-92276 size-medium\" title=\"quantum computing comics\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/MeasurementScreenShot.png?resize=119%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"quantum computing comics\" width=\"119\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/MeasurementScreenShot.png?resize=119%2C150&amp;ssl=1 119w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/MeasurementScreenShot.png?resize=60%2C75&amp;ssl=1 60w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/MeasurementScreenShot.png?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 119px) 100vw, 119px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epiqc.cs.uchicago.edu\/quantum-computing-zine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quantum Computing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epiqc.cs.uchicago.edu\/zine-quantum-and-measurement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quantum and Measurement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epiqc.cs.uchicago.edu\/zines-superposition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Superposition<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epiqc.cs.uchicago.edu\/entanglement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Entanglement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epiqc.cs.uchicago.edu\/zines-quantum-and-reversibility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quantum and Reversibility<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190118151440\/https:\/\/www.epiqc.cs.uchicago.edu\/zines-measurement-vs-operations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Measurement vs Operations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190318155517\/https:\/\/www.epiqc.cs.uchicago.edu\/quantum-notation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quantum Notation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>University of Chicago\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/people.cs.uchicago.edu\/~dmfranklin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Diana Franklin<\/a>\u00a0wrote that the reason behind the comics is that quantum computing is hard to understand in large part because it relies on quantum mechanics whose behavior defies the common sense that we humans have developed from our direct experiences.<\/p>\n<h6>Related articles<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/why-experts-are-skeptical-of-ibms-new-commercial-quantu-1831617788\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Why Experts Are Skeptical of IBM&#8217;s New Commercial Quantum Computer<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gizmodo.com<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><a title=\"Ralph Bach\" href=\"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/new-resume\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ralph Bach<\/a>\u00a0has been in IT long enough to know better and has blogged from his\u00a0<a title=\"Bach Seat\" href=\"https:\/\/rbach.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bach Seat<\/a> about IT, careers, and anything else that catches his attention since 2005. 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Email the Bach Seat\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:\/\/bach.seat@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EPiQC has published comic books that explain quantum computing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[3161,1526,3071,3117,3184,3082,3116],"class_list":["post-90243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hardware","tag-3161","tag-comic-book","tag-einstein","tag-entanglement","tag-nsf","tag-quantum-computing","tag-superposition"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90243","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90243"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90243\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":123283,"href":"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90243\/revisions\/123283"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}