I'd really like to work for one of the quantum computing companies (Rigetti, etc.) or research groups (QuAIL), but I'm not really sure how to proceed in applying to these places given that my background isn't exactly quantum computing research. Since you have experience in this area, would you have any tips on how to apply to one of these groups? My current line of thought is to just apply directly via their websites, and if I don't hear anything back, begin contributing to the relevant Github quantum computing projects as proof of capability. Would you have any suggestions for a better approach?
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But these guys transferred sideways to (aka. invented parts of) quantum computing.
Close. It's been 10 years away for 50 years. :)
(Although more like 65 now).
I've just completed a PhD in this area, and I've never heard this sentiment before. It seems quite unlike fusion research, which is famously always 50 years (?) away. Quantum computing research is proceeding at a rapid pace, and actually it is perhaps only 20 years old in total. Although Feynman considered something akin to a quantum computer in the 80's, it really wasn't until the 90's that quantum error correction became a thing. So it really is a very young field of research. The "old-timers", they are all about 40 years old now, unlike other areas of physics where the oldies really are very old!