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Ralph Merkle
Ralph Charles Merkle
American cryptographer and cryonicist (born 1952).
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Statements about
Ralph Merkle
Sex or Gender
Male
Date of Birth
2/2/1952
Country of Citizenship
United States
Instance Of
Human
Image
Occupation
Cryptographer
Mathematician
Computer Scientist
Inventor
Place of Birth
Berkeley
Located in the Administrative Territorial Entity
:
California
Given Name
Ralph
Doctoral Advisor
Martin Edward Hellman
Official Website
https://www.ralphmerkle.com/
Spouse
Award Received
Paris Kanellakis Award
(1996)
Point in Time
:
1996
National Inventors Hall of Fame
(2011)
Point in Time
:
2011
Computer History Museum Fellow
IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal
(2010)
Point in Time
:
2010
National Cyber Security Hall of Fame
(2012)
Point in Time
:
2012
IACR Fellow
(2008)
Point in Time
:
2008
Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology
(1998)
Point in Time
:
1998
IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award
(1999)
Award Rationale
:
For the revolutionary invention of public key cryptosystems which form the foundation for privacy, integrity and authentication in modern communication systems.
Together With
:
Martin Edward Hellman
Together With
:
Whitfield Diffie
Point in Time
:
1999
Archives At
Computer History Museum
Employer
Georgia Tech
Educated At
University of California, Berkeley
Stanford University
Livermore High School
Family Name
Name in Native Language
Ralph Charles Merkle
Field of Work
Cryptography
Carol Shaw
Merkle
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