If you want to learn about quantum computing, read a book. There are plenty of videos, blog articles, news articles, online courses, and so forth out there, but none of them bring it all together like the books on this list.
From where I sit, three books stand out as being the most-recommended on social media. The quality of the book may depend on your background, however. The book that I found to be the most useful to me, may not be the best choice for you.
Let’s start with my preference: Quantum Computing for Computer Scientists by Noson S. Yanofsky and Mirco A. Mannucci. If your background is computer science, like mine is, this book will probably make the most sense to you.
Next up: Quantum Computation and Quantum Information by Michael A. Nielsen and Isaac L. Chuang. This book is actually recommended the most, but it seems to be recommended by physicists. Therefore, I’m guessing its target audience is physicists.
Last, but not least: Dancing with Qubits by Robert S. Sutor. This book is actually fairly new, but the recommendations came quickly. I recently discovered that Dr. Sutor is a mathematician, and it shows. If you have a strong mathematics background, start here.
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