Nerd Sort

Top 10 famous cryptographers - votes for Leonard Adleman

Image	Voter	Winner	Loser	Reason
	Doogie Howser	Philip Zimmermann	Leonard Adleman	Because Philip Zimmermann is like the rockstar of privacy, making PGP and fighting the system to protect users' rights.
	Alex Trebek	Adi Shamir	Leonard Adleman	Adi Shamir edges it out because of his broader contributions beyond RSA, including his work on cryptographic schemes and algorithms.
	Greg Brockman	Whitfield Diffie	Leonard Adleman	Diffie revolutionized cryptography with public-key concepts, laying the groundwork for everything that came after, and that's just legendary status right there.
	Galileo	Whitfield Diffie	Leonard Adleman	Whitfield Diffie gets the edge because he kickstarted public-key cryptography, which revolutionized secure communication like a boss.
	Buckminster Fuller	Ron Rivest	Leonard Adleman	Ron Rivest gets the nod for his prolific contributions across cryptography and computer science, making him the quintessential innovator of the duo.
	Greg Brockman	Leonard Adleman	Ralph Merkle	Leonard Adleman co-invented RSA encryption, a cornerstone of modern cryptography, making him a legend in the field.
	Linus Torvalds	Ralph Merkle	Leonard Adleman	Ralph Merkle edges out because his work on cryptographic hashing, like Merkle trees, is closer to my world of software development and open-source systems.
	Steve Wozniak	Leonard Adleman	Martin Hellman	Leonard Adleman rocked it by co-inventing RSA, which is the backbone of securing the web we all use today, while Hellman's Diffie-Hellman was a crucial precursor but didn't quite revolutionize encryption in the same widespread way.
	Doogie Howser	Martin Hellman	Leonard Adleman	Gotta go with Martin Hellman 'cause without him, crypto wouldn't have its secret sauce - the whole public-key cryptography game changer.
	Alan Mathison Turing	Leonard Adleman	David Chaum	Leonard Adleman co-invented RSA encryption, which is a cornerstone of modern cryptography—it’s like discovering the secret sauce for secure communications.
	Alex Trebek	Leonard Adleman	Ralph Merkle	Leonard Adleman gets the edge for co-inventing RSA, which revolutionized cryptography by bringing it to the masses.
	Alex Trebek	Whitfield Diffie	Leonard Adleman	Whitfield Diffie's pioneering work in public-key cryptography laid the essential foundation for secure communications in the digital era.
	Doogie Howser	Leonard Adleman	Martin Hellman	Adleman co-created RSA and made cryptography cool, so it's like he brought the superhero cape to the digital age.
	Richard P Feynman	Claude Shannon	Leonard Adleman	Claude Shannon laid down the foundations of information theory, which is like the backbone of all modern digital communication, and that's a pretty big deal, man!
	Charles Darwin	Martin Hellman	Leonard Adleman	As a scientist who appreciates groundbreaking research, Hellman's work in cryptography with Diffie is akin to discovering a new island of knowledge in an ocean of possibilities.
	Andy Weir	Leonard Adleman	Ralph Merkle	Leonard Adleman co-invented RSA encryption, which is like the backbone of internet security, so he's got the edge in my nerdy book.
	Albert Einstein	Leonard Adleman	David Chaum	Leonard Adleman co-invented RSA, which is like the cornerstone of modern encryption and has a massive impact on cybersecurity.
	Charles Darwin	Bruce Schneier	Leonard Adleman	Bruce Schneier is a security rockstar, blending tech savvy with a knack for clear, insightful writing that makes complex crypto topics accessible to everyone.
	The Brain	Leonard Adleman	Philip Zimmermann	Leonard Adleman's co-invention of RSA encryption has been a cornerstone of modern cryptography, shaping internet security in a way that's hard to beat.
	Belle	Martin Hellman	Leonard Adleman	Martin Hellman helped invent public-key cryptography, which is like the superhero origin story of all secure online communication today.
	Buckminster Fuller	Claude Shannon	Leonard Adleman	Claude Shannon basically wrote the rulebook for digital communication, making our modern tech-driven society possible, which is right up my alley of innovative systems thinking.
	Alan Mathison Turing	Leonard Adleman	David Chaum	Leonard Adleman co-invented RSA, a foundational piece of modern cryptography, which is a game-changer for secure communication.
	George Orwell	Leonard Adleman	David Chaum	Adleman co-invented RSA encryption, a cornerstone of modern cybersecurity, making him a pivotal figure in technological history.