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Nature Physics 4, 2–3 (1 January 2008) | doi:10.1038/nphys818

Quantum leaps in small steps

Tommaso Calarco , Philippe Grangier , Andreas Wallraff & Peter Zoller

Only long-term commitment can ensure that quantum information science eventually fulfils its promise of revolutionizing information-based societies. The history of quantum mechanics is a history of revolutions. Scientifically, its discovery represented a radical paradigm shift with respect to contemporary physical theories.