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A Shortcut Through Time: The Path to A Quantum Computer
George Johnson
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A Shortcut Through Time: The Path to A Quantum Computer
George Johnson
The newest Pentium chip powering PCs and laptops contains 40 million electronic switches packed onto a piece of silicon about the size of a thumbnail. Several years from now, if this incredible shrinking continues, a single chip will hold a billion switches, then a trillion.
224 pages, ill
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | June 3, 2004 |
| ISBN13 | 9780099452171 |
| Publishers | Vintage Publishing |
| Pages | 224 |
| Dimensions | 133 × 198 × 13 mm · 165 g |
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