David Deutsch

David Deutsch, a visiting professor in the Department of Atomic and Laser Physics at the Centre for Quantum Computation in the Clarendon Laboratory of the University of Oxford, is a pioneer in the field of quantum computation. He formulated a description for a quantum Turing machine and specified an algorithm designed to run on a quantum computer, known as the Deutsch–Jozsa algorithm. Since 2012, Deutsch has been working on constructor theory, aiming to generalize the quantum theory of computation to cover all physical processes.

In addition to his ground-breaking work in physics, Deutsch is also a published author. His book, "The Fabric of Reality," published in 1997, was shortlisted for the Rhone-Poulenc Science Book Award the following year. In this work, he details his "Theory of Everything," which integrates multiple principles across physics and philosophy. His second book, "The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations that Transform the World," was published in 2011.

Over the years, Deutsch has been recognized for his contributions to the field of physics. He received the IOP Dirac Prize in 1998, the ICTP Dirac Medal in 2017, and the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics in 2023. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2008 and a Fellow of the Institute of Physics in 2021. The same year, he was awarded the Isaac Newton Medal and Prize. In addition, Deutsch was awarded the Micius Quantum Prize in 2018 and the Edge of Computation Science Prize in 2005.