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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Document Information
Type:
Introduction/foreword (book or essay collection) submitted as house oversight evidence
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1.4 MB
Summary
This document appears to be an introduction (page 17) to an essay by or about Seth Lloyd, contained within House Oversight Committee evidence. It details the narrator's meeting with Lloyd in the late 1980s, Lloyd's work in quantum mechanics, and his close relationship with physicist Heinz Pagels. It specifically recounts a visit to the Aspen Center for Physics in the summer of 1988, shortly before Pagels died in a hiking accident while with Lloyd.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Seth Lloyd | Subject/Quantum Mechanic |
Internationally known for quantum computation work; graduate student of Heinz Pagels.
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| Heinz Pagels | Theoretical Physicist/Professor |
Professor at Rockefeller University; died in a hiking accident in 1988.
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| Narrator (Unnamed) | Author |
Person writing the introduction who visited Lloyd and Pagels in 1988.
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| Norbert Wiener | Historical Figure |
Referenced regarding the history of information theory.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Rockefeller University |
Institution where Heinz Pagels was a professor.
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| Aspen Center for Physics |
Location where the narrator visited Lloyd and Pagels in 1988.
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| Scientific American |
Publication that featured joint work by Lloyd and Pagels.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (2 events)
Summer 1988
Narrator visited Heinz Pagels and Seth Lloyd.
Aspen Center for Physics
Locations (2)
| Location | Context |
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Aspen, Colorado
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Pyramid Peak
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Mountain where Heinz Pagels died in a hiking accident.
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Relationships (2)
Referenced as 'his friend and professor... The graduate student and the professor each had a profound effect on each other’s ideas.'
Met in the late 1980s.
Key Quotes (3)
"Seth likes to refer to himself as a quantum mechanic."Source
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"robots 'still can’t tie their own shoes.'"Source
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Quote #2
"That was just two weeks before Heinz’s tragic death in a hiking accident while descending Pyramid Peak with Seth. They were talking about quantum computing."Source
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Quote #3
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