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Letter: Quantum computing, due at a superposition of dates

Published 1 January 2020

From Will Kemp, Wagait Beach, Northern Territory, Australia

Quantum computers with practical uses could be decades away, says Chelsea Whyte (2 November 2019, p 9). Is it too early to predict that the first truly useful quantum computer will be powered by the first truly useful cold fusion generator?

Issue no. 3263 published 4 January 2020

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