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This essential creates a lively and vivid understanding of the processes in quantum computers. It explores the quantum phenomena of entanglement and superposition and how they can be used for computing. Coding of information, explanation of simple algorithms, and possible applications are shown. A glossary at the end of the essential explains the most important terms. The content Quantum mechanics in our everyday life Unimaginable computing potential Basic building blocks of quantum computing Quantum computers today and tomorrow The target group Students and lecturers of mathematics, physics, chemistry and related natural sciences People interested in quantum mechanics The author Beatrice Marie Ellerhoff is a doctoral student at the Department of Physics in Tübingen.