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Episode 259 - Quantum Computing - Australian of the Year - Prof Michelle Simmons

Episode 259 - Quantum Computing - Australian of the Year - Prof Michelle Simmons

Update: 2018-05-07

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We celebrate the Australian of Year for 2017, Professor Michelle Yvonne Simmons, by examining the groundbreaking work in Quantum Computing that she has pioneered across Australia. This includes a deep dive into how Quantum Computing works, what it can help with and what makes the Australia approach, led by Prof. Simmons, so special.

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Episode 259 - Quantum Computing - Australian of the Year - Prof Michelle Simmons

Episode 259 - Quantum Computing - Australian of the Year - Prof Michelle Simmons