John Preskill
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John Preskill is an American theoretical physicist known for his influential work in quantum information theory and quantum gravity, and for founding the Institute for Quantum Information and Matter at Caltech.
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| Institute for Quantum Information and Matter | 0 |
| Quantum Frontiers | 0 |
| Walter Burke Institute for Theoretical Physics | 0 |
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American scientist
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human ⓘ research institute ⓘ science blog ⓘ theoretical physicist ⓘ |
| affiliation |
California Institute of Technology
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California Institute of Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Burke Institute for Theoretical Physics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
APS Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics
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Dirac Medal of the ICTP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Steven Weinberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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Princeton University ⓘ |
| employer | California Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| familyName | Preskill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
high-energy physics
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quantum computation ⓘ quantum gravity ⓘ quantum information theory ⓘ theoretical physics ⓘ |
| founded | Institute for Quantum Information and Matter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBlog | Quantum Frontiers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
black hole information paradox
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gauge theories ⓘ quantum error correction ⓘ quantum field theory ⓘ topological quantum computation ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coining the term quantum supremacy
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founding the Institute for Quantum Information and Matter ⓘ work in quantum gravity ⓘ work in quantum information theory ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Physical Society ⓘ |
| name | John Preskill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableConcept | quantum supremacy ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Daniel Gottesman
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Patrick Hayden NERFINISHED ⓘ Scott Aaronson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
professor
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theoretical physicist ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Richard P. Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | California Institute of Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workplace | California Institute of Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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