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Martin Hellman

1945 - Today

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Martin Edward Hellman (born October 2, 1945) is an American cryptologist and mathematician, best known for his invention of public-key cryptography in cooperation with Whitfield Diffie and Ralph Merkle. Hellman is a longtime contributor to the computer privacy debate, and has applied risk analysis to a potential failure of nuclear deterrence. Hellman was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2002 for contributions to the theory and practice of cryptography. In 2016, he wrote a book with his wife, Dorothie Hellman, that links creating love at home to bringing peace to the planet (A New Map for Relationships: Creating True Love at Home and Peace on the Planet). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Martin Hellman is the 87th most popular computer scientist (down from 67th in 2019), the 4,788th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,013th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular American Computer Scientist.

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS

Among computer scientists, Martin Hellman ranks 87 out of 245. Before him are Edwin Catmull, Larry Tesler, Nolan Bushnell, Dana Scott, Jay Wright Forrester, and Joseph Sifakis. After him are Ninoslav Marina, Radia Perlman, John Henry Holland, Evan Williams, Edward Feigenbaum, and Kristen Nygaard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Martin Hellman ranks 279. Before him are Cem Karaca, John Doman, Anselm Grün, John Perkins, Roger Donaldson, and Polad Bülbüloğlu. After him are Noel Redding, Roger Spottiswoode, Ali Akbar Velayati, Rita Coolidge, Faina Melnik, and Frans Janssens.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Martin Hellman ranks 4,788 out of 20,380. Before him are Jennifer Warnes (1947), Aunjanue Ellis (1969), Kenny Roberts (1951), Lilla Cabot Perry (1848), Earnie Shavers (1944), and Tyra Banks (1973). After him are Robert M. Pirsig (1928), George Newbold Lawrence (1806), Horace McCoy (1897), Lesley Gore (1946), Dwight L. Moody (1837), and Jane Badler (1953).

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In United States

Among computer scientists born in United States, Martin Hellman ranks 52. Before him are Evelyn Berezin (1925), Edwin Catmull (1945), Larry Tesler (1945), Nolan Bushnell (1943), Dana Scott (1932), and Jay Wright Forrester (1918). After him are Radia Perlman (1951), John Henry Holland (1929), Evan Williams (1972), Edward Feigenbaum (1936), Gary Kildall (1942), and Stephen Cook (1939).

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