Gambetta

American

[gam-bet-uh, gahn-be-ta] / gæmˈbɛt ə, gɑ̃ bɛˈta /

noun

Léon 1838–82, French statesman.

Gambetta British

/ ɡɑ̃bɛta, ɡæmˈbɛtə /

noun

Léon (leɔ̃). 1838–82, French statesman; prime minister (1881–82). He organized resistance during the Franco-Prussian War (1870–71) and was a founder of the Third Republic (1871)

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"We are now firmly in the quantum advantage era," said Jay Gambetta, Director of IBM Research and IBM Fellow.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026

With that development, “we highlighted the research, and now all leading foundries are manufacturing these,” IBM Research Director Jay Gambetta said in an interview with Barron’s.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

Jay Gambetta, director of IBM Research and IBM Fellow, described the NanoStack tech as a "landmark moment" for the future of chips.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

“Now we have to scale it,” IBM Director of Research Jay Gambetta said in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

Parmet had been dubbed Bismarck, because he bore considerable resemblance to Gambetta.

From The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia by Abraham Cahan

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