The Gulfstream G550 is a business jet that can seat 19 people. It is was developed by Gulfstream Aerospace in 2004 in the United States. It has won the Robert J. Collier Trophy and is capable of flying 6,750 nautical miles (more than 12 hours) nonstop.
Sabadell Airport is one of the most important airports in Spanish aviation. It is is located 12 miles from Barcelona in the city of Sabadell. There are over 200 aircrafts registered to this airport along with over 400 employees.
El-Prat Airport is an international airport 7.5 miles southwest of Barcelona. It is the main airport in the Catalan Republic and the second largest and busiest in Spain. In 2016, 44.1 million passengers travelled through El-Prat.
The Tesla Model X is an all-electric SUV made by Tesla. Originally unveiled in 2012, initial deliveries began in September 2015. The Model X has been hailed for its efficiency and appearance, winning the Golden Steering Wheel Award on November 8, 2016.
Elon Reeve Musk (born June 28, 1971) is a Canadian-American businessman, investor, engineer, and inventor. He is the founder and CEO of Tesla. As of October 2017, Musk has an estimated net worth of $20.8 billion. His goals are to reduce climate change through creating sustainable energy technology and using/producing sustainable energy as well. Ultimately, he hopes to reduce the “risk of human extinction” by “making life multi planetary”.
E-Wave
E-Wave is Edmond Kirsch’s supercomputer invention. Along with Winston, E-Wave proves to be the most powerful computer on Earth in Origin. Kirsch took the idea for the name from NASA’s famed D-Wave computer (see below), calling it E-Wave because ‘E’ is one letter ahead of ‘D’ in the alphabet, indicating its superiority over D-Wave.
NASA is an independent agency of the executive branch of the U.S. Government. It is responsible for the space program, aeronautics research, and aerospace research. Formed on July 29, 1958, NASA is most widely known for running the Apollo program that put the first man on the moon.
D-Wave was one of the world’s first quantum computers created in 2011 by D-Wave Systems, inc. in Burnaby, British Columbia. It was also the first quantum computer to be sold, going for $10,000,000.
A quantum computer is a type of modern computer in the making that uses the principles of quantum theory to store information. Quantum theory explains how energy and matter behave on the atomic and subatomic level, using this to find a way to store information. If a quantum computers continued to be successfully developed, the leap forward in computing capability would be in the “billion-fold realm”.
Superpositions are a fundamental principle of quantum mechanics, stating that any two, or more, quantum states can be added together and the result will be another quantum state.
Quantum mechanics, also known as quantum theory, is a field in physics that focuses on the nature of energy at the smallest scale (i.e. atoms and subatomic particles). It is used in quantum computing to find new ways to store information and make calculations. It is still a relatively young and new field in physics.
A 1968 epic science fiction film directed by Stanley Kubrick, 2001: A Space Odyssey explores the idea of artificial intelligence becoming free thinking, much like Winston in Origin. The film performed well at the box office and was received with much acclaim. Famed author, Arthur C. Clarke, helped write the script.
The antagonist of 2001: A Space Odyssey, HAL is the crew’s artificial intelligence aid. Ultimately, he becomes free thinking and attempts to destroy the crew. One can look at this reference as a foreshadow to Winston becoming the eventual antagonist in Origin.
IBM (international business machines corporation) is an American technology company in Armonk, New York , that originated in 1911. IBM manufactures computer hayward and software, as well as offers consulting services.
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