IBM's Quantum System One: First Commercial Quantum Computer on Display in Waterloo Office
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Summary
The article describes IBM's Quantum System One, the first circuit-based commercial quantum computer launched in January 2019, which is on display at IBM's Waterloo office. It explains that quantum computers use quantum physics principles where quantum bits (qubits) can be both 1 and 0 simultaneously, potentially enabling exponentially faster calculations than classical computers.
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· 4 pulledIf you don't mind peering through a sheet of glass, you can see a Quantum Computer at IBM's office in Waterloo.
Known as the IBM Quantum System One, it is the first circuit-based commercial quantum computer, launched by IBM in January 2019.
Quantum computers are capable of using the weird world of quantum physics and simplistically, where a standard computer bit can be either a binary One or Zero, a quantum computer can be both at the same time.
Thanks to that, it is widely believed that a quantum computer could perform some calculations exponentially faster than any classical computer.
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