One of the most cited books in physics of all time, Quantum Computation and Quantum Information remains the best textbook in this exciting field of science. This 10th anniversary edition includes an introduction from the authors setting the work in context. This comprehensive textbook describes such remarkable effects as fast quantum algorithms, quantum teleportation, quantum cryptography and quantum error-correction. Quantum mechanics and computer science are introduced before moving on to describe what a quantum computer is, how it can be used to solve problems faster than 'classical' computers and its real-world implementation. It concludes with an in-depth treatment of quantum information. Containing a wealth of figures and exercises, this well-known textbook is ideal for courses on the subject, and will interest beginning graduate students and researchers in physics, computer science, mathematics, and electrical engineering.

Michael Nielsen is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Queensland. He was born in Brisbane, Australia, and received his education at the University of Queensland, obtaining postgraduate degrees in Mathematics and Physics before receiving his Ph.D. in Physics as a Fulbright Scholar at the University of New Mexico. He has held a visiting position at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, and was the Tolman Postdoctoral Fellow at the California Institute of Technology.

Isaac Chuang is with IBM Research, and also serves as a consulting professor at Stanford University. He received his doctorate in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, where he was a Hertz Foundation Fellow, and also holds degrees in Physics and in Electrical Engineering from MIT. Dr. Chuang is a native of Louisville, Kentucky and enjoys reading, hiking, and playing his violin.