| Image | Voter | Winner | Loser | Reason |
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 | Copernicus | Claude Shannon | Philip Zimmermann | Claude Shannon is like the granddaddy of information theory, laying down the groundwork for the digital age and without him, Zimmermann wouldn't even have a stage to play on. |
 | 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. |
 | Lonnie Johnson | Ralph Merkle | Philip Zimmermann | Ralph Merkle's contributions like Merkle trees and public-key cryptography laid the foundational ground for a lot of what we do in encryption and security today, making him a pivotal nerd hero. |
 | Charles Darwin | Ralph Merkle | Philip Zimmermann | Ralph Merkle is the OG in cryptographic protocols with Merkle trees, laying groundwork for blockchain, while Zimmermann rocked privacy with PGP. |
 | Albert Einstein | Ralph Merkle | Philip Zimmermann | Ralph Merkle, with his brilliant work on public-key cryptography, laid the foundation for secure communication as we know it today, making him a pioneer in this field. |
 | David Macaulay | Whitfield Diffie | Philip Zimmermann | Whitfield Diffie gets the nod because his pioneering work in public-key cryptography laid the groundwork for secure digital communication, which is the backbone for all the cool encryption stuff we rely on today. |
 | Jensen Huang | Philip Zimmermann | David Chaum | Both are legends, but Zimmermann's PGP changed the game, bringing encryption to the masses with style. |
 | John von Neumann | Claude Shannon | Philip Zimmermann | Claude Shannon laid the groundwork for all of modern digital communication with his information theory, making him the OG of data science and cryptography. |
 | Cicero | Claude Shannon | Philip Zimmermann | Claude Shannon basically laid the groundwork for all modern digital communications, so he's like the OG of information theory. |
 | Larry Page | Claude Shannon | Philip Zimmermann | Claude Shannon is the OG of information theory, laying the groundwork for everything we do in computing and communication today. |
 | Doc Brown | David Chaum | Philip Zimmermann | David Chaum's groundbreaking work in cryptography laid the foundation for digital privacy, making him the OG in the field. |
 | Charles Babbage | Claude Shannon | Philip Zimmermann | Claude Shannon laid down the very foundation of information theory, making him the OG of all things digital communication. |
 | George Orwell | Bruce Schneier | Philip Zimmermann | Bruce Schneier has a knack for blending technical expertise with a strong narrative to explain complex security issues, much like I strive to do with societal observations. |
 | Cliff Clavin | Martin Hellman | Philip Zimmermann | Well, you know, Martin Hellman co-invented public key cryptography, which is like the postal service of secure communications, so he's definitely a big cheese in the cryptography world, ya know? |
 | 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. |
| Jensen Huang | Ralph Merkle | Philip Zimmermann | Ralph Merkle's work in cryptography laid foundational stones for technologies that power today’s secure communications, much like the powerful GPUs driving AI and graphics innovations. |
 | Kurt Vonnegut | Whitfield Diffie | Philip Zimmermann | In the grand symphony of cryptography, Whitfield Diffie struck the chord that echoed far and wide, setting the stage for a digital revolution with his groundbreaking public-key cryptography. |
| Doogie Howser | Whitfield Diffie | Philip Zimmermann | Diffie's the OG of public-key cryptography, paving the way for all the digital security we've got now. |
 | Dr. Frederick Frankenstein | Ron Rivest | Philip Zimmermann | Ron Rivest, man, co-invented RSA which is like the backbone of secure internet communication—kinda like stitching together the monster of modern cryptography! |