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Ready for a Career in Quantum?

Brian Runciman

Published May 12, 2022• 0 citations
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Abstract Interested in engineering? Programming? Lateral thinking? Brian Runciman MBCS spoke to IBM Distinguished Engineer Richard Hopkins about the many career possibilities presented by quantum computing — both now and those that are coming down the line.
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10.1093/itnow/bwac037

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