A superposition of 2 different states? Welcome to the world of Quantum Mechanics!
Cat or Woman?
Margaret Thatcher or Tony Blair?
A superposition of 2 different states? Welcome to the world of Quantum Mechanics!
Superman or Clark Kent?
 Leopard or Elephant?
A superposition of 2 different states? Welcome to the world of Quantum Mechanics!
Maths and Computing
Most top universities who offer computing courses want top mathematicians. Why? Well, there is a lot of mathematics involved in understanding computer theory – from working in binary, to constructing codes. Good mathematicians are also good problem solvers – and computing is all about being able to solve problems. Cryptography (code making and code breaking) is one area which combines both maths and computing skills.
Young Computing Sensations
Alex Tew In 2005 Tew, 21, from Swindon, was looking for a way to pay his student loan from the University of Nottingham. He came up with the Million Dollar Home Page: sell a million pixels at a dollar (or so) each. Advertisers bought on the guarantee that the site would stay up for at least five years. Hundreds of others tried (and failed) the same idea in his wake. It's still going today. Tew, meanwhile, has moved to San Francisco where he is head of calm.com, which offers online relaxation sessions.
Tom Hadfield In 1994 Hadfield, 12, and his father Greg created Soccernet – a sports internet company – at a time when most people in the UK hadn't even heard of the internet, and fewer still were online. Five years later they sold a 60% stake to Disney's ESPN for £15m. They then set up Schoolsnet, an education website, which they still control.
Christian Owens In 2008, aged 14, Owens, from Corby, began Mac Bundle Box, selling discounted bundles of software for Apple computers; he said it took £700,000 in revenue. By 2010 he had set up an internet advertising network called Branchr and was claiming to be an internet millionaire.
Mark Zuckerberg In 2004, aged 19 and studying at Harvard University, Zuckerberg created "Facemash to let users vote on which of two students was the more attractive. He then developed TheFacebook.com, aimed only at US colleges; new colleges were only added once a certain level of demand was reached. That became Facebook, which opened to the wider world, went public in 2012 and is worth about $14bn (£9.2bn).
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