tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post112801160332303733..comments2024-01-13T18:57:18.243-05:00Comments on Information Processing: Hedgehogs, Foxes and FeynmanSteve Hsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1128096300212752542005-09-30T12:05:00.000-04:002005-09-30T12:05:00.000-04:00Indeed, the record on what exactly Feynman knew ab...Indeed, the record on what exactly Feynman knew about universal quantum computers is sketchy. I think many would point to David Deutsch's 1985 article as the "inventor" of the universal quantum computer.<BR/><BR/>I've also read the story ("Is it?") somewhere, but it's not in the Nobel Prize lecture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1128047898415641482005-09-29T22:38:00.000-04:002005-09-29T22:38:00.000-04:00CR: thanks for pointing that out! :-)"...never pos...CR: thanks for pointing that out! :-)<BR/><BR/>"...never post about human genetics on you weblog." Especially if you don't know what you are talking about!<BR/><BR/>DaveB: thanks for looking that up - I guess Feynman knew very well about the concept of universal computation... But I guess I am used to seeing others claim credit for really working out the details.<BR/><BR/>This issue of the path Steve Hsuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1128030305180855102005-09-29T17:45:00.000-04:002005-09-29T17:45:00.000-04:00From the article:Feynman always said, whenever the...From the article:<BR/><I>Feynman always said, whenever the opportunity arose, that the "space-time approach" that led him to his new way of doing particle physics was directly borrowed from a paper of Dirac's.[6] That was true. Dirac had the original idea and Feynman made it into a useful practical tool. Dirac was the greater genius. But Dirac did not become an icon because he had no wish to be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1128029086987791422005-09-29T17:24:00.000-04:002005-09-29T17:24:00.000-04:00Just for the record (and fun!)From "Simulation Phy...Just for the record (and fun!)<BR/><BR/>From "Simulation Physics with Computers", R.P. Feynman 1982:<BR/><BR/>"But I don't know whether the general theory of this intersimuilation of quantum systems which are really intersimulatable-which are equivalent-as has been done in the case of classical computers. It has been found that there is a kind of universal computer that can do anything, and it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1128028155188399962005-09-29T17:09:00.000-04:002005-09-29T17:09:00.000-04:00I believe it's obvious that Murray Gellman was a g...I believe it's obvious that Murray Gellman was a greater genius than Feynman. It really bugs me that Feynman got all the glory and all the chicks. <BR/><BR/>Sincerely, <BR/>MGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1128025080731716102005-09-29T16:18:00.000-04:002005-09-29T16:18:00.000-04:00Professor, I'm looking forward to reading this boo...Professor, I'm looking forward to reading this book. As Freeman Dyson points out, Feynman was an inspiration for everyone (not just scientists / physicists).<BR/><BR/>Off topic: I hope you saw DeLong's <A HREF="http://delong.typepad.com/sdj/2005/09/in_defense_of_b.html" REL="nofollow">post</A> today. When I read the last part, I thought of you ...<BR/><BR/><I>And, while we're at it: never get Calculated Riskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08664541332908374389noreply@blogger.com