Paul Benioff

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Chronicled events

1. May 1981·​“Nature Isn’t Classical, Dammit”
   #5897

   A computer can run by the laws of quantum mechanics alone. A Turing machine can be built of quantum parts that carry it through its steps one after another, as an isolated system, without losing energy.