Astro Hacker News - The IBM scientist who rewrote the rules of information just won a Turing Award

ashwinnair99 |next [-]

Information theory gets credited to Shannon but the people who made it actually work in practice rarely get this kind of recognition. Long overdue.

fsckboy |root |parent [-]

this isn't about making quantum computing work in practice, this work was still theoretical math

ZebusJesus |next |previous [-]

To think quantum computers at IBM in the 80's, its sad to think companies like IBM and Bell Labs are not the same companies they used to be, I mean the people working at those companies during the 20th century changed the world. Im glad they got this award as it is apparent they had a huge impact on security and quantum computing in general.

AtlasBarfed |next |previous [-]

So the guy that came up with the idea and approach is the secondary on the award?

smokel |root |parent [-]

No, there is one award each year, and this year it is shared equally between two people: Charles Bennett and Gilles Brassard. This happens more often, and it has even been shared between three people (in 2002, 2007 and 2018).

varispeed |previous [-]

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