TRIESTE NEXT AWARD, SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR. “IL COMPUTER IMPOSSIBILE” (Raffaello Cortina Editore)

Giuliano Benenti, docente di Fisica teorica della materia Università dell’Insubria, co-autore di Il computer impossibile. Come il calcolatore quantistico cambierà il mondo (Raffaello Cortina Editore)

Giulio Casati, docente emerito Università dell’Insubria, co-autore di Il computer impossibile. Come il calcolatore quantistico cambierà il mondo (Raffaello Cortina Editore)

Simone Montangero, direttore Quantum Computing and Simulation Center, Università di Padova, co-autore di Il computer impossibile. Come il calcolatore quantistico cambierà il mondo (Raffaello Cortina Editore)

The quantum computer of the future could solve in seconds calculations that would take today’s most powerful supercomputers millions of years. But how do these “impossible machines” actually work? And why are they so extraordinarily efficient? The first quantum revolution transformed our understanding of the world, forcing us to abandon a deterministic view of the universe. The second revolution—already underway—aims to build real machines: computers that follow quantum logic, an internet that is intrinsically secure, and ultra-precise sensors that will reshape our daily lives, from medicine to cybersecurity. It turns out that “God does play dice”—and with those dice, we may be creating the technologies of the future.