From ffd18a66fa232141201722f7f92a0e650494c816 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mostafa Touny <56471405+mostafatouny@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2021 14:05:01 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md Added introductory book by laflamme, and popular science section --- README.md | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 80c7ce6..ba5239e 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ For further resources related to Open Source Quantum Software Projects, please c - [The Quantum Daily](https://thequantumdaily.com/) - Outlet for the latest news in quantum computing, presenting articles for both research scientists and the curious Sunday newspaper reader. ## Books - +- [An Introduction to Quantum Computing](https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Quantum-Computing-Phillip-Kaye/dp/019857049X/) - Strikes an excellent balance between accessiblity and mathematical rigour. It is suitable for undergraduate students. - [Classical and Quantum Computation](https://books.google.com.au/books/about/Classical_and_Quantum_Computation.html?id=TrMposZZ0MQC&redir_esc=y) - Introduction to fundamentals of classical and quantum computing. - [Dancing with Qubits](https://www.robertsutor.com/dancing-with-qubits/) - How quantum computing works and how it can change the world. - [Learn Quantum Computation using Qiskit](http://community.qiskit.org/textbook) - An open-source textbook covering @@ -122,6 +122,11 @@ For further resources related to Open Source Quantum Software Projects, please c - [Quantum Computing for Computer Scientists](https://www.amazon.com/Quantum-Computing-Computer-Scientists-Yanofsky/dp/0521879965) - Quantum computing explained using an approach accessible to undergraduate computer science students. - [Quantum Computing for Java Developers](https://www.manning.com/books/quantum-computing-for-java-developers) - Explains quantum computing through the lens of its practical implementation. +## Popular Science +- [Quantum Computing Since Democritus](https://www.amazon.com/Quantum-Computing-since-Democritus-Aaronson/dp/0521199565) - A cute introduction to quantum computing and computational complexity theory. It is intended for the widest possible target audience, and contains some topics of relevance to philosophy. +- [Seth Lloyd. Programming the Universe_ A Quantum Computer Scientist Takes on the Cosmos](https://www.amazon.com/Programming-Universe-Quantum-Computer-Scientist-ebook/dp/B000GCFBP6) - What if the universe is a giant quantum computer? It takes the reader throuogh a journey of computational model of the universe and its implications on physics. +- [The Fabric of Reality: The Science of Parallel Universes and Its Implications](https://www.amazon.com/Fabric-Reality-Parallel-Universes-Implications/dp/014027541X) - It is of philosophical spirit, about revealing a unified fabric of reality explanation. + ## Videos - [Anastasia Marchenkova](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzaYH6WeohiHKj3Ih_GdZdQ) - Youtube channel focusing on quantum computing topics and general technology.