Paul Benioff
American physicist of quantum computing (1930–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Paul Benioff?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
Paul Anthony Benioff[1] (May 1, 1930 – March 29, 2022) was an American physicist who helped pioneer the field of quantum computing. Benioff was best known for his research in quantum information theory during the 1970s and 80s that demonstrated the theoretical possibility of quantum computers by describing the first quantum mechanical model of a computer. In this work, Benioff showed that a computer could operate under the laws of quantum mechanics by describing a Schrödinger equation description of Turing machines. Benioff's body of work in quantum information theory encompassed quantum computers, quantum robots, and the relationship between foundations in logic, math, and physics.
Paul Benioff | |
---|---|
Born | Paul Anthony Benioff (1930-05-01)May 1, 1930 Pasadena, California, U.S. |
Died | March 29, 2022(2022-03-29) (aged 91) Downers Grove, Illinois, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Citizenship | USA |
Education | University of California, Berkeley |
Alma mater | Weizmann Institute University of California, Berkeley Argonne National Laboratories Niels Bohr Institute CNRS Tel Aviv University |
Known for | |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Theoretical physics Quantum information science |