Scientific Note
It has been calculated that about 1045 (2150) bits is the number of bits of information required to perfectly recreate the average-sized U.S. adult male human being down to the quantum level on a computer—specifically, 2.0057742×1045 bits (see Bekenstein bound for the basis for this calculation). Today a common 1 Terabyte device can store about 8×1012 bits.
This figure represents the lower bound of information capacity necessary for the Transporter on Star Trek starships to function—enough capacity to teleport one person. Obviously, several times this information capacity would be necessary to teleport several people.
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