Cryptographer
Martin Hellman
American cryptologist and academic (born 1945)
- Life
- 1945 – present
- Born
- October 2, 1945
- Nationality
- United States
Martin Edward Hellman 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.
