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English Standard story link_only 12.10.2026 09:01 UTC v1 Science Official

Ignacio Cirac Wins 2026 Isaac Newton Medal for Founding Quantum Information Science

The Spanish quantum physicist Ignacio Cirac has been awarded the 2026 Isaac Newton Medal and Prize by the Institute of Physics for pioneering contributions that founded modern quantum information science, including the Cirac-Zoller trapped-ion quantum computing proposal.

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The Spanish quantum physicist Ignacio Cirac has been awarded the 2026 Isaac Newton Medal and Prize by the Institute of Physics for pioneering contributions that founded modern quantum information science, including the Cirac-Zoller trapped-ion quantum computing proposal.

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