Leonard Adleman
American computer scientist · United States · On the map · Developers · Born 1945 · age 80
Leonard Max Adleman is an American computer scientist. He is one of the creators of the RSA encryption algorithm, for which he received the 2002 Turing Award. He is also known for the creation of the field of DNA computing and coining the term computer virus.
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2021ACM FellowAward2018National Inventors Hall of FameAward2012National Cyber Security Hall of FameAward2002Turing AwardAward2000IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications AwardAward1996Paris Kanellakis AwardAward1945Born31 December 1945
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Born 1945 · age 80
