How old is Martin Hellman?

Martin Hellman is 81 years old (born October 2, 1945).

When is Martin Hellman's birthday?

Martin Hellman was born on October 2, 1945.

Where was Martin Hellman born?

Martin Hellman was born in New York City.

What is Martin Hellman's zodiac sign?

Martin Hellman's zodiac sign is Libra.

What is Martin Hellman's nationality?

Martin Hellman is a citizen of United States.

What does Martin Hellman do?

Martin Hellman is known as cryptographer, mathematician, computer scientist, academic.

Martin Hellman

American cryptologist and academic (born 1945)

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Biography

Martin Edward Hellman (born October 2, 1945) is an American cryptologist and mathematician, best known for his invention of public-key cryptography in cooperation with Whitfield Diffie and Ralph Merkle. Hellman is a longtime contributor to the computer privacy debate, and has applied risk analysis to a potential failure of nuclear deterrence.

Hellman was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2002 for contributions to the theory and practice of cryptography. In 2015, he and Whitfield Diffie won the ACM Turing Award.

In 2016, he wrote a book with his wife, Dorothie Hellman, that links creating love at home to bringing peace to the planet (A New Map for Relationships: Creating True Love at Home and Peace on the Planet).

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Career highlights

Employers / organisations

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
IBM
Stanford University

Notable works

Diffie–Hellman key exchange

Awards & honours (14)

EFF Award
Turing Award
IEEE Donald G. Fink Prize Paper Award
Marconi Prize
Paris Kanellakis Award
National Inventors Hall of Fame
Computer History Museum Fellow
IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal
National Cyber Security Hall of Fame
IACR Fellow
IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award
Louis E. Levy Medal of the Franklin Institute
ACM Fellow
Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 3rd Class

Quick answers about Martin Hellman

How old is Martin Hellman?: Martin Hellman is 81 years old (born October 2, 1945).
When is Martin Hellman's birthday?: Martin Hellman was born on October 2, 1945.
Where was Martin Hellman born?: Martin Hellman was born in New York City.
What is Martin Hellman's zodiac sign?: Martin Hellman's zodiac sign is Libra.
What is Martin Hellman's nationality?: Martin Hellman is a citizen of United States.
What does Martin Hellman do?: Martin Hellman is known as cryptographer, mathematician, computer scientist, academic.