Martin Edward Hellman
American cryptologist · United States · On the map · Academics · Born 1945 · age 81
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.
Martin Edward Hellman is read about 77 times a day, in 31 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
2020ACM FellowAward2015Turing AwardAward2012National Cyber Security Hall of FameAward2011Computer History Museum FellowAwardNational Inventors Hall of FameAward2010IEEE Richard W. Hamming MedalAward2006IACR FellowAward2000Marconi PrizeAward1999IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications AwardAward1997Louis E. Levy Medal of the Franklin InstituteAward1996Paris Kanellakis AwardAward1994EFF AwardAward1981IEEE Donald G. Fink Prize Paper AwardAward1945Born2 October 1945
People around Martin
Close ties
Media & music
Photos 1
Awards
About this person
Hellman is a longtime contributor to the computer privacy debate, and has applied risk analysis to a potential failure of nuclear deterrence.
Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1945 · age 81
