Why the Quantum Industry needs an Apollo program
Interview with Dr. Bob Sutor
This past Wednesday, I recorded an episode with Dr. Bob Sutor for Deep Pockets podcast. Wednesday was July 24th. On that same day, in 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins landed in the Pacific Ocean aboard the Command Module Columbia, wrapping up their eight-day mission to the Moon and back. Photo by NASA below.
Season 4 of Deep Pockets is a free-for-all, where I invite interesting people to talk about things that they consider interesting or important. Bob certainly has many interests, and can talk about multiple things that are important. This time, he argues for Why the Quantum Industry needs an Apollo program.
The Apollo program, of course, was the NASA program that succeeded in preparing and landing the first men on the Moon from 1968 to 1972. It was launched by President John F. Kennedy’s famous speech to congress in 1961.
So why an Apollo program for quantum?
“But here we are, right? Years into this technological movement, and we don't have a big enough, practical quantum computer. So evidently, going to the moon is a lot easier than building a full scale quantum computer. “
Listen to the full episode, subscribe to Substacks from Dr. Bob Sutor and order the book Dancing with Qubits here.
From the Archives, other related episodes
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