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David Deutsch

Founding Father of Quantum Computing

David Deutsch is a pioneering theoretical physicist best known as the founding father of quantum computation and as a key figure and advocate for the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics. Deutsch is a Visiting Professor of physics at the Centre for Quantum Computation and the Clarendon Laboratory, Oxford University. He is also the inventor of constructor theory, a new approach to formulating fundamental laws in physics.

Deutsch’s books, The Fabric of Reality and The Beginning of Infinity, explore the deep connections between physics, epistemology, and progress, arguing that knowledge creation is limitless. Deutsch’s work continues to influence fields from theoretical physics to artificial intelligence and philosophy of science.

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Founding Father of Quantum Computing

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