What
is a Quantum Corral?
(and why would we name our company
like that?)
We
grew up in the “Atomic Age”. Atoms were these
infinitesimally tiny marvels that would give us “electricity
too cheap to measure”,
send rockets to the moon, enable limitless interplanetary
travel, and blow our sworn enemies to bits.
From “atoms
for peace” to
“duck and cover”, atoms wriggled themselves into our subconscious.
The
prevailing notion was that we would never, ever, see atoms. We could only
know them indirectly. By speculation. Through analogies.
Fast forward to the
1990s. An article in Science
News revealed that researchers at IBM’s
Almaden Research Center had not only managed to observe
atoms, but had enclosed a single one in a structure
they called a quantum
corral.
To an amateur scientist and lifelong Hopalong
Cassidy fan, those two
words together fused together memories of adventures
on an imaginary saddle and at the Chemcraft
Chemistry Set. (Not to mention Buckaroo Banzai)
To round up a single atom is a fiting metaphor for capturing the spark
that brings a creative concept to life.
How do we make each project distinctive?
First, we round up the little atoms...
For the rest of the story, pick up the phone and
call us at 1-877-465-0677(toll free),
Monday to Friday 9am–5pm EST.
Or fire off an E-mail anytime.
Let’s talk about how we’ll put our experience,
imagination and creative conviction to work for you.
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Quantum computers will
allow us to do wonderful things. Some day.
In the meantime, at Quantum
Corral we’ll work for you right now.
Let us help you
reach your goals with experience and imagination.
We’ve worked
with clients on both coasts and points in between.
We’d love to work for you.
Call us at
1-877-465-0677
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