02 | Dead and Alive: Quantum attack

It's 1994, and a mathematical algorithm puts a spotlight on quantum computing for the first time.Defence departments, spy agencies and cybersecurity experts are on edge over the explosive Shor's algorithm.They spend decades and billions of dollars searching for a solution before something called "Q-day" arrives.Got feedback? Email us sciencefriction@abc.net.auGuests:Dr Henry EverittSenior technologist for optical sciences, US ArmyEmeritus Professor Charles ClarkPhysicist, formerly National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)Dr Sushmita RujAssociate professor, University of New South Wales' Institute for CybersecurityPresenter: Jacinta BowlerProducer: Fiona PepperSenior Producer: Shelby TraynorExecutive Producer: Petria LadgroveSound Engineer: Tim JenkinsArchives Research: Lisa Chidlow, Michael OsmondAdditional audio courtesy of CSIRO Publishing