Computing with Quantum Cats (38 page)

von Neumann, Marina (daughter),
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von Neumann, Max (father),
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5

“von Neumann bottleneck,”
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Vonneumann, Nicholas (brother),
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Wang, David,
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wave function: author's view,
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; Bell's work,
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; collapse of,
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; Copenhagen Interpretation,
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158
; EPR paper on,
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; experiment with two holes,
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; Many Worlds Interpretation,
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; Schrödinger's work,
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2
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wave mechanics,
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,
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wave-particle duality,
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,
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waves and particles,
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9

Weapons Systems Evaluation Group,
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Welchman, Gordon,
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Wheeler, John,
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6
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White, Andrew,
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Wineland, David,
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4
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Wisconsin-Madison, University of,
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Wittgenstein, Ludwig,
23

word processor,
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Wormersley, John,
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Wu Chien-Shiung,
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Z1 machine,
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70
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Z3 machine,
70
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1

Z4 machine,
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Zoller, Peter,
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17
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Zurek, Wojciech,
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Zuse, Konrad,
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Zworykin, Vladimir,
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