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Technology & Engineering
Neal Koblitz
Who
Neal Koblitz · Technology & Engineering
What
Co-invented elliptic-curve cryptography.
When
1948, United States
Where
United States
Biography
Neal Koblitz is recognized among Jewish contributors to Technology & Engineering — Co-invented elliptic-curve cryptography.
How & why
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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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Computer Science
Contributions & Sources
Co-invented elliptic-curve cryptography.
1948
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Computer Science
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