Neal Koblitz
Neal Koblitz · Technology & Engineering
Co-invented elliptic-curve cryptography.
1948, United States
United States
Neal Koblitz is recognized among Jewish contributors to Technology & Engineering — Co-invented elliptic-curve cryptography.
Neal Koblitz is an American mathematician at the University of Washington who, independently of Victor Miller, co-invented elliptic-curve cryptography in the mid-1980s. That method underpins much of modern secure communication, from web encryption to cryptocurrencies. He also introduced hyperelliptic-curve cryptography and works in number theory. He is Jewish.
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Co-invented elliptic-curve cryptography.
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Computer Science
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