Dr. Ralph C. Merkle
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(b.) - ?1952 February 02
Bio/Description
As a researcher in public key cryptography, and more recently a researcher and speaker on molecular nanotechnology and cryonics. Merkle appears in the science fiction novel The Diamond Age, involving nanotechnology. Merkle devised a scheme for communication over an insecure channel: Merkle's Puzzles. He co-invented the Merkle?Hellman knapsack cryptosystem, Merkle?Damg?rd construction, and invented Merkle trees. While at Xerox PARC, Merkle designed the Khufu and Khafre block ciphers, and the Snefru hash function.
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Date of Birth:
1952 February 02 -
Gender:
Male -
Noted For:
Co-inventor of public key cryptography -
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