Long before you were picking up Python and JavaScript, in the predawn darkness of May 1, 1964, a modest but pivotal moment in computing history unfolded at Dartmouth College. Mathematicians John G.
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Physicists create a stable quantum gate as a basic element for the quantum computer. Physicists from Konstanz, Princeton and Maryland create a stable quantum gate as a basic element for the quantum ...