“whurley” is the founder and CEO of Strangeworks, a startup that makes the power of quantum computing easily accessible and available to all. He is also co-author of Quantum Computing For Babies. Floyd Smith is a tech communicator and longtime For Dummies author, who has most notably written several editions of the bestselling Creating Web Pages For Dummies.

• Introduction 1Part 1: The Power of Quantum Computing 7Chapter 1: Quantum Computing Boot Camp 9Chapter 2: Looking Back to Early and Classical Computing 27Chapter 3: Examining the Roots of Quantum Computing 47Chapter 4: Introducing Quantum Technology 1.0 69Chapter 5: Unveiling Quantum Computing 83Chapter 6: Quantum Computing Accelerates 99Part 2: Quantum Computing Options 113Chapter 7: Choosing Between Classical and Quantum Computing 115Chapter 8: Getting Started with Quantum Computing 131Chapter 9: It’s All about the Stack 153Chapter 10: Racing for the Perfect Qubit 173Chapter 11: Choosing a Qubit Type 187Part 3: Getting Entangled with Quantum Computing 207Chapter 12: Programming a Quantum Computer 209Chapter 13: Quantum Computing Applications 237Chapter 14: Quantum Computing Algorithms 255Chapter 15: Cloud Access Options 281Chapter 16: Educational Resources 305Part 4: The Part of Tens 327Chapter 17: Ten Myths Surrounding Quantum Computing 329Chapter 18: Ten Tech Questions Answered 339Chapter 19: Ten Business Questions Answered 347Chapter 20: Ten University Research Programs 355Index 361

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