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Peter Shor
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I'm a professor in the Mathematics Dept. at M.I.T. I mostly work on quantum computation, quantum information, and quantum complexity, but I am also interested in other areas of theoretical computer science and mathematics.

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What does the city name Ankh-Morpork in Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels mean?
May 20, 2017
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Which science fiction universe holds the title of furthest distance travelled in one voyage?
Apr 10, 2019
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Human who becomes immortal and builds planets
May 18, 2014
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How long does it take for dragons to grow?
Apr 10, 2013
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Why did the events of The Purple Wedding not occur earlier?
Jan 1, 2015
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Real-World Origin of Avrupa(n) and Hijer(o) in Patricia C. Wrede's 'Frontier Magic' Series?
Jul 23, 2014
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What exactly did the 7 keys do at the end of the Magician King?
Mar 25, 2013
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Where were "should", "shall", and "must" in the 18th Century?
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Was the reduction in Shor's algorithm originally discovered by Shor?
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Why are 'student' and 'suspend' not pronounced as written?
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What to do when you notice that a value in your paper is wrong, once it is accepted but before it is published?
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Can “whose” refer to an inanimate object?

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