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Some aspects of the history of computational quantum chemistry are reviewed in connection with trends in the computer industry. Possible developments for the near future are also sketched.
Sometimes, reality can be quite implausible. Nicolas Boileau 1,2 Memory exists only in the world of tomorrow. Rabbi Nahman de Braslav I have understood that to remember is also to invent. Memory is the magic art of composition. Hélène Grimaud 3
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André, JM. (2004). In Silico Chemistry: Past, Present and Future. In: Brändas, E.J., Kryachko, E.S. (eds) Fundamental World of Quantum Chemistry. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0448-9_2
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