The basic unit of information, the qubit (KYOO-bit), stores more than one number at a time as a superposition of states.  
Conceived by Richard Feynman and developed by David Deutsch in 1985, they attracted attention in 1994 with the release of Shor's algorithm for prime factorization which is exponentially faster than digital computers.  The basic unit of information, the qubit (KYOO-bit), stores more than one number at a time as a superposition of states.  For ten points, name this theoretical but potentially revolutionary type of computer.
Conceived by Richard Feynman and developed by David Deutsch in 1985, they attracted attention in 1994 with the release of Shor's algorithm for prime factorization which is exponentially faster than digital computers.  
quantum computer