Ges Brassard and Charles Bennett, two physicists, have won the A.M. Turing Award for their pioneering contributions to quantum information science in the field, which helped establish the foundations of secure communication and computing. The award comes with a $1 million prize. Their work was instrumental in creating a way to create currency that could not be forged based on the laws of quantum physics. Their collaboration paved the way for new technology and the discovery of fundamental connections between physics and information. The pair's contributions to the field have since revolutionized the field. They were among the most vocal early advocates of the field and helped establish its foundations.