# The Queen of Quantum | Space Docs and The Right Stuff | The Best Interviews

- Show: [EE Times Current](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current)
- Published: 2019-12-23
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-12-23-the-queen-of-quantum-space-docs-and-the-right-stuff-the-best-interviews
- Listen: https://podcast.show/aspencore/episode/53485239/

## Summary

George Leopold, author and space historian, discusses his criteria for the best space documentaries, highlighting films like 'First Man' and 'The Right Stuff' and their historical accuracy. Modvenet, a quantum computing researcher at CEA Lety, explains the race in high-performance computing, detailing qubit types like superconducting and silicon spin, and the specific advantages of quantum annealing for optimization problems. EE Times editors review their favorite 2019 interviews, covering Graphcore's AI chips, Maxim's PUF security technology, Taiwan's AI policy, TDK's sensor vision, and the safety distinctions between ADAS and autonomous vehicles.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-12-23-the-queen-of-quantum-space-docs-and-the-right-stuff-the-best-interviews#t=0) Introduction: George Leopold and Space Documentaries
- [2:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-12-23-the-queen-of-quantum-space-docs-and-the-right-stuff-the-best-interviews#t=166) George Leopold on Space Movie Criteria and 'First Man'
- [9:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-12-23-the-queen-of-quantum-space-docs-and-the-right-stuff-the-best-interviews#t=598) Best Space Documentaries and Apollo Engineering
- [14:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-12-23-the-queen-of-quantum-space-docs-and-the-right-stuff-the-best-interviews#t=841) Sponsor Read: IBM and Arrow Smart Airport
- [14:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-12-23-the-queen-of-quantum-space-docs-and-the-right-stuff-the-best-interviews#t=841) Modvenet on Quantum Computing Race and Qubits
- [17:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-12-23-the-queen-of-quantum-space-docs-and-the-right-stuff-the-best-interviews#t=1036) Quantum Annealing vs. Gate-Based Systems
- [26:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-12-23-the-queen-of-quantum-space-docs-and-the-right-stuff-the-best-interviews#t=1582) EE Times 2019 Favorites: Graphcore and Nigel Toon
- [28:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-12-23-the-queen-of-quantum-space-docs-and-the-right-stuff-the-best-interviews#t=1706) Maxim Integrated PUF Technology and Embedded Security
- [31:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-12-23-the-queen-of-quantum-space-docs-and-the-right-stuff-the-best-interviews#t=1895) Taiwan Minister Liang Xi Chen and AI Policy
- [34:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-12-23-the-queen-of-quantum-space-docs-and-the-right-stuff-the-best-interviews#t=2098) TDK Peter Otwell on Sensors and VR
- [39:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-12-23-the-queen-of-quantum-space-docs-and-the-right-stuff-the-best-interviews#t=2370) Phil Koopman on ADAS vs. Autonomous Vehicle Safety

## Topics

- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)
- [Sensors & measurement in products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sensors)
- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies, large enterprises

## Mentioned

- IBM (company)
- DWave (company)
- Graphcore (company)
- Maxim Integrated (company)
- TDK (company)
- CEA Leti (company)
- First Man (product)
- The Right Stuff (product)
- Ad Astra (product)
- 2001: A Space Odyssey (product)
- Apollo 13 (product)
- The Martian (product)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [Ep 317: Quantum Diamonds, Citizen Science, and Cobol to AI](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2025-04-18-ep-317-quantum-diamonds-citizen-science-and-cobol-to-ai) (Hackaday Podcast)
- [Quantum Computing: Sci-Fi Technology Requires Real-World Engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2024-02-13-quantum-computing-sci-fi-technology-requires-real-world-engineering) (Moore's Lobby)
- [Ep. 34 | The Latest from the Lab: How IBM Research Is Inventing What's Next](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2021-10-12-ep-34-the-latest-from-the-lab-how-ibm-research-is-inventing-whats-next) (Moore's Lobby)
- [Yonatan Cohen | Quantum Computing](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2023-01-27-yonatan-cohen-quantum-computing) (Being an Engineer)
- [Quantum Computing with Andrea Morello](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2020-06-28-quantum-computing-with-andrea-morello) (The Amp Hour)

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