➔ Rise of the Quantum: How Quantum Mechanics Actually Works
Book: Quantum Supremacy: How the Quantum Computer Revolution Will Change Everything Author: Michio Kaku ISBN: 978-0385548366
Chapter 3 of Quantum Supremacy is where Kaku gets into the actual physics. After two chapters about digital computing and its limits, he goes back to the early 1900s and walks through how quantum mechanics was born. It’s a surprisingly good summary for a popular science book. Not too dumbed down, not too dense. Right in that sweet spot for engineers who want to understand what is actually happening inside a quantum computer.
➔ Quantum Supremacy by Michio Kaku: A Chapter-by-Chapter Book Review Series
Book: Quantum Supremacy: How the Quantum Computer Revolution Will Change Everything Author: Dr. Michio Kaku Published: 2023, Doubleday ISBN: 978-0385548366
Why This Book
I grabbed Michio Kaku’s Quantum Supremacy because quantum computing kept popping up in conversations and articles, but nobody seemed to explain it in a way that actually clicked. I’ve been working with classical computing infrastructure for years. Cloud stuff, containers, CI/CD pipelines. All running on silicon chips that are slowly running out of room to improve.