Monthly Archives: December 2022

Quantum computing

Wikipedia says: Quantum computing is a type of computation whose operations can harness the phenomena of quantum mechanics, such as superposition, interference, and entanglement. Devices that perform quantum computations are known as quantum computers. The rest of the article is a bit too technical. The Keysight article Quantum Computing: Top 5 Questions Answered (November 9, 2022; AuthorJenn Mullen; 8 min read) presents the… Read More »

The story behind the rats of NIMH

In 1982, there was a “not-from-Disney” animation that had fascinated me… “The Secret of NIMH.” Just discovering it root is bringing back memories. (Official Trailer.) In the 1971 book Ms. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, written by Robert C. O’Brien, the rodents strive to create their own utopia after escaping from a research facility.… Read More »