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Martin Edward Hellman

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Also known as Martin E. Hellman, E.Hellman, Martin Hellman

American cryptologist (born 1945)

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Martin Edward Hellman is an American cryptographer, mathematician, and computer scientist. Born in New York City in 1945, he holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree and has worked as an academic at Stanford University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as well as at IBM. He was educated at New York University, Stanford University, the New York University Tandon School of Engineering, and the Bronx High School of Science. His doctoral advisor was Thomas M. Cover.

Hellman’s notable work includes the Diffie–Hellman key exchange. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the Association for Computing Machinery. His awards include the EFF Award, the Turing Award, the Marconi Prize, and the Paris Kanellakis Award. He has taught students such as Whitfield Diffie, Ralph Merkle, and Taher Elgamal. His archives are held at the Computer History Museum.

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Given name
Edward
Family name
Hellman
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
New York City
Languages spoken
English language
Academic degree
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctoral advisor
Thomas M. Cover
Image
Martin-Hellman.jpg
Work location
Stanford
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Martin Hellman
date of birth
1945-10-02
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3
name in native language
Martin Edward Hellman
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