Quantum computing’s imminent arrival in Cleveland could be a back-to-the-future moment: Thomas Bier
CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Clinic’s partnership with IBM to use quantum computing for medical research brings to mind the most unfortunate instance of bad timing in the history of Cleveland: the 1967 merger of Case Institute of Technology with Western Reserve University just when the computer age was coming to life.The merger squelched Case’s opportunity to be among the leaders in the most revolutionary technology ever (and to benefit Cleveland with computer-related jobs). Might the arrival of quantum computing mean fresh opportunity?At the time of the merger, Case’s Department of Computer Engineering and Science had a good chance to be at the forefront. But capitalizing on that required support from senior administrators of the new Case Western Reserve University — administrators who could not be focused on technology to the degree that...
