An ideal vehicle for explaining the complexities of quantum mechanics to individuals engaged in designing the most cutting edge computing systems. Equations and technical jargon have been replaced where possible with illustrative material, and the work is self-contained, requiring only a knowledge of calculus and the Turing machine. Includes a CD-ROM with Mathematica Notebooks for performing presentations in the book. 78 illus. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.