Explore the life and groundbreaking work of Martin Hellman, 2015 ACM Turing Award recipient, in this comprehensive 2-hour 40-minute interview. Delve into Hellman's ancestry, early life, and education, uncovering the influential figures who shaped his journey. Gain insight into his post-secondary education and early research before diving deep into the revolutionary work that led to his Turing Award. Discover Hellman's motivations for early retirement and his shift towards diplomatic and social causes. Learn about the personal challenges he faced, including how his marriage nearly ended due to his obsession with logic, and how his wife's persistence ultimately led to a happy home life. Examine topics such as cryptography, the Data Encryption Standard (DES), controversies surrounding the NSA, and Hellman's significant contributions to the computing world.
Cryptography and Public Key Encryption - Martin Hellman Interview
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) via YouTube
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
Tell me about your ancestors
What did your parents do after your birth
Early memories
Favorite and least favorite subject
Favorite teachers
What got you interested in electrical engineering
Books that might have been important to you
Logic is incomplete
Dorothy
How we met
Other family
Career changes
Hobbies
First Job
First Technical Job
The Computing World
First Computer
First Project
Origins of Cryptography
Data Encryption Standard DES
DES Search Engine
DES Controversy
NSA Controversy
Did NSA try to get you behind the fence
Taught by
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
