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Leonard Adleman

Also Known As Leonard Max Adleman · Leonard M. Adleman · Len Adleman
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Leonard Max Adleman is an American computer scientist. He is one of the creators of the RSA encryption algorithm, for which he received the 2002 Turing Award. He is also known for the creation of the field of DNA computing and coining the term computer virus. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Year
1945 1
Birth Date
1945-12-31 1
Award
Paris Kanellakis Award 2
Award
National Inventors Hall of Fame 2
Award
National Cyber Security Hall of Fame 2
Award
Turing Award 2
Award
ACM Fellow 2
Award
IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award 2
Award
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 2
Connections

Associated With

DNA Computing, Fields

Leonard Adleman originated DNA computing in 1994.

Source DNA Computing (Wikipedia)

Credited

Adleman-Pomerance-Rumely primality test, Algorithms
Source Adleman-Pomerance-Rumely primality test (Wikipedia)

In Field

Cryptography, Fields
Source Wikipedia: Leonard Adleman

Invented By

Adleman-Pomerance-Rumely primality test, Algorithms
Source Adleman-Pomerance-Rumely primality test (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Is Discussed By

Turing Award

Also in Science Atlas: which discusses this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Leonard Adlemantier 2

Nationality

United States

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Leonard Adleman
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Leonard Max Adleman (born December 31, 1945) is an American computer scientist. He is one of the creators of the RSA encryption algorithm, for which he received the 2002 Turing Award.
  • Infobox, Born
    December 31, 1945
  • In Group: Applied Cryptography, lead sentence: Leonard Max Adleman (born December 31, 1945) is an American computer scientist.
  • In Field: Cryptography, Lead paragraph
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2. Wikidata: Leonard Adleman
Wikidata Q918650, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
DNA Computing (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: DNA Computing, History section
Quote, Associated With: DNA Computing, History section
Leonard Adleman of the University of Southern California initially developed this field in 1994.
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Adleman-Pomerance-Rumely primality test (Wikipedia)
  • Credited: Adleman-Pomerance-Rumely primality test, Lead [credited-to]
    It is named after its discoverers, Leonard Adleman, Carl Pomerance, and Robert Rumely
  • Invented By: Adleman-Pomerance-Rumely primality test, Lead [credited-to]
    It is named after its discoverers, Leonard Adleman, Carl Pomerance, and Robert Rumely
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