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“I was really surprised to learn I have been awarded the prize,” says Shor. “There is so much that others have done.” In the 1990s, Shor developed the first potentially useful quantum algorithm, which could one day enable quantum computers to speedily break large numbers down into their prime factors2. This raises the possibility of cracking encryption codes used to secure much of today’s Internet traffic, which are based on large prime numbers. “This massive result proved that quantum computers were more than just another academic curiosity,” says Nikita Gourianov, a quantum physicist at the University of Oxford.
Source: Nature
Does "this massive result" refer back to "the possibility of cracking encryption codes used to secure much of today’s Internet traffic"?
Source: Nature
Does "this massive result" refer back to "the possibility of cracking encryption codes used to secure much of today’s Internet traffic"?