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Martin Hellman
Co-developing public-key cryptography and the Diffie–Hellman key exchange.
New Directions in Cryptography · Pohlig–Hellman algorithm
- Born
- 2 October 1945
- Birthplace
- New York City, United States
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Martin Hellman
Martin Hellman is an American cryptographer whose research helped make secure communication possible between people who had never exchanged a secret key. He also studies nuclear risk.
Early life
Bronx schooling
Attended the Bronx High School of Science.
Engineering degrees
Studied at New York University and earned his Stanford doctorate in 1969.
Career
- 1968–1969
IBM research
Worked at the Thomas J. Watson Research Center.
- 1969–1971
MIT
Taught electrical engineering.
- 1971
Stanford
Joined the faculty, becoming emeritus in 1996.
- 2015
Turing Award
Shared the award with Whitfield Diffie.
Contributions
New Directions in Cryptography
Co-authored the foundational public-key paper.
Pohlig–Hellman algorithm
Co-developed a method for solving particular discrete-logarithm problems.
A New Map for Relationships
Co-wrote a book with Dorothie Hellman linking personal conflict and global peace.
Beyond work
Nuclear risk
Has promoted dialogue and risk analysis aimed at preventing nuclear war.
Outside interests
Has enjoyed gliding, speed skating and hiking.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Stanford personal biography ↗Photo: User .:Ajvol:. on en.wikipedia. CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
