Kanadski premier pojasni, kako delujejo kvantni računalniki

Ko je predsednik kanadske vlade Justin Trudeau včeraj obiskal Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in potrdil zavezo, da bo država inštitutu v naslednjih petih letih namenila $50 milijonov, ga je pričakal pozdravni video nagovor Stephena Hawkinga.

Welcome to Perimeter Institute in Canada's Quantum Valley, Prime Minister @JustinTrudeau! pic.twitter.com/pCsBCEeSdF

— Perimeter Institute (@Perimeter) April 15, 2016

Vendar presenečenj s tem še ni bilo konec. Na tiskovni konferenci se je Trudeau izkazal kot dober poznavalec znanosti. Verjetno se je vnaprej pripravil, a vseeno je njegov odgovor na vprašanje novinarja, če lahko pojasni, kaj sploh so kvantni računalniki in zakaj so pomembni, fasciniral tudi množico prisotnih fizikov.

“You don’t have to be a geek like me to appreciate how important this work is,” he then told a packed audience of scientists, students, and community leaders in Perimeter’s atrium. “Without the work of theoretical physicists, like the ones who are researching, teaching, and training here at the Perimeter Institute, we wouldn’t have many of the things that improve our daily lives.” (Vir:Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Lauds “Cutting-Edge Research” at Perimeter)

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