Computing · Recorded milestone
Quantum supremacy demo
Recorded year2019
Google's 53-qubit Sycamore chip performs a sampling task beyond classical supercomputers.
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- Transatlantic radioRecorded · 1901requires
- SuperconductivityRecorded · 1911enables
- Quantum mechanicsRecorded · 1925requires
- Electron microscopeRecorded · 1931requires
- Turing machineRecorded · 1936enables
- Stored-program computerRecorded · 1948requires
- Integrated circuitRecorded · 1958requires
- Dilution refrigeratorRecorded · 1964requires
- MicroprocessorRecorded · 1971requires
- First quantum logic gateRecorded · 1995enables
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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.