Amplitude amplification is a technique in quantum computing which generalizes the idea behindthe Grover's search algorithm, and gives rise to a family ofquantum algorithms.It was discovered by Gilles Brassard andPeter Høyer in 1997,and independently rediscovered by Lov Grover in 1998. Amplitude amplification is a technique in quantum computing which generalizes the idea behindthe Grover's search algorithm, and gives rise to a family ofquantum algorithms.It was discovered by Gilles Brassard andPeter Høyer in 1997,and independently rediscovered by Lov Grover in 1998.