Seth Lloyd Quotes

A collection of quotes by Seth Lloyd.

Seth Lloyd is a prominent American physicist known for his contributions to the field of quantum information science. Born on August 2, 1960, in New York City, he earned his doctorate in physics from Rockefeller University in 1988. Currently, Lloyd serves as a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he founded the Quantum Computing and Engineering Group. Notably, he is recognized for his pioneering work on the theory and implementation of quantum computing and quantum communication systems. He has authored several books and published numerous research papers in the field.

What's happened with society is that we have created these d

What's happened with society is that we have created these devices, computers, which already can register and process huge amounts of information, which is a significant fraction of the amount of information that human beings themselves, as a species, can process.

Computers are famous for being able to do complicated things

Computers are famous for being able to do complicated things starting from simple programs.

Science consists exactly of those forms of knowledge that ca

Science consists exactly of those forms of knowledge that can be verified and duplicated by anybody.

Something else has happened with computers.

Something else has happened with computers.

Of course, not everybody's willing to go out and do the expe

Of course, not everybody's willing to go out and do the experiments, but for the people who are willing to go out and do that, - if the experiments don't work, then it means it's not science.

Instead of having to be a member of the Royal Society to do

Instead of having to be a member of the Royal Society to do science, the way you had to be in England in the 17th, 18th, centuries today pretty much anybody who wants to do it can, and the information that they need to do it is there.

Similarly, another famous little quantum fluctuation that pr

Similarly, another famous little quantum fluctuation that programs you is the exact configuration of your DNA.