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What changed

Feynman's 1982 paper explored computation for simulating physics. It motivates a research direction; it does not demonstrate an industrial quantum advantage.

Sources: Richard Feynman / CaltechAUTHORS · Richard Feynman / Princeton course archive

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  1. Simulating physics with computers ↗

    Richard Feynman / CaltechAUTHORS · Accessed 2026-10-02 · Bibliographic record: June 1982; full paper linked separately

  2. Simulating physics with computers: original paper ↗

    Richard Feynman / Princeton course archive · Accessed 2026-10-02

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