Clarendon Laboratory

The Centre for Quantum Computation of the University of Oxford is hosted at the Clarendon Laboratory in the Science District. The University and the Laboratory have a long history in quantum physics. We have a more detailed list of important historical events, but have included here the following prehistory. This prehistory lists some important events which helped foster the creation of this early quantum information webpage, as well our logo, the retro spinning bit (seen on the left).

Clarendon Instants in Time (sparse snapshots before 2000)

• 1985 - David Deutsch described the first universal quantum computer.
• 1991 - Artur Ekert invents entanglement based secure communication.
• 1995 - Andrew Steane proposed the first schemes for quantum error correction.
• 1998 - Jonathan A Jones and Michele Mosca conducted the first experimental demonstration of a working quantum algorithm. A 2-qubit NMR quantum computer used to solve Deutsch's problem.
• 1998 - The spinning bit goes live on QUBIT.ORG