But algorithms would get a major upgrade with the work of Emil Post and Alan Turing in the 1930s that would ultimately give rise to the modern computer.

Quantum computing's significance in algorithm efficiency lies in its ability to handle complex problems more efficiently than classical computing. Take Space Situational Awareness (SSA) as an example.

Such algorithms are inefficient, meaning there are no mathematical shortcuts. Practical algorithms that address these problems in the real world can only offer approximations, though the ...

Quantum computing is a revolutionary form of computing that uses the principles of quantum mechanics to perform calculations that would be infeasible or impossible for classical computers. Unlike ...

Cracking an encryption scheme would require a quantum computer running Shor’s algorithm on hundreds of thousands of efficient quantum bits, or qubits. Today’s machines are nowhere close. But a paper ...

Despite this potential, quantum computing is still in its early stages, with practical, large-scale quantum computers yet to be fully realized. Examples of Quantum Computing: Shor's Algorithm: A ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.. For computer scientists, solving problems is a bit like mountaineering. First they must choose a problem to solve—akin to ...