Editing John M. Martinis (section)

== The Google Quantum Breakthrough ==
In '''2014''', Martinis joined '''Google Quantum AI''' as Chief Scientist. Under his leadership, the team designed a 53-qubit processor called '''Sycamore''', which in '''2019''' performed a computation that would have taken the world’s most powerful supercomputer 10,000 years to complete — in just 200 seconds. ''(source: AP)''

This achievement, known as '''“quantum supremacy,”''' proved that practical quantum computing was possible.<blockquote>“It wasn’t just a race for speed — it was a demonstration that nature’s most fundamental laws could become technology,”

said Martinis following the breakthrough. ''(source: The Guardian)''</blockquote>Although he later stepped down from Google in 2020 to return to academia, the achievement remains a landmark moment in scientific history.
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