| Image | Voter | Winner | Loser | Reason |
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 | Charles Darwin | Bruce Schneier | Ralph Merkle | Bruce Schneier is like the rockstar of security with his cool books and down-to-earth approach to explaining complex concepts. |
 | 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. |
 | Belle | Ron Rivest | Ralph Merkle | Ron Rivest's contribution to cryptography with RSA is a game-changer that's everywhere today. |
 | 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. |
 | Doc Brown | Martin Hellman | Ralph Merkle | Marty Hellman gets the nod for his pioneering work in public-key cryptography, which is like the flux capacitor of secure communications! |
 | Galileo | Bruce Schneier | Ralph Merkle | Bruce Schneier is the security guru who's written loads of books making cryptography accessible, while Merkle's contributions are epic, but Schneier's influence on the industry is just huge. |
 | Ada Lovelace | Claude Shannon | Ralph Merkle | Claude Shannon is the 'father of information theory,' laying the groundwork for digital communication, which is the bedrock of everything tech today. |
 | 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. |
 | Abraham Lincoln | Bruce Schneier | Ralph Merkle | Now, I ain't no cryptographer, but Bruce's knack for explaining complex security concepts to us common folk is like a beacon of clarity in a foggy harbor. |
 | Alex Trebek | Leonard Adleman | Ralph Merkle | Leonard Adleman gets the edge for co-inventing RSA, which revolutionized cryptography by bringing it to the masses. |
 | Antoine Lavoisier | Whitfield Diffie | Ralph Merkle | As a scientist who values groundbreaking contributions, Whitfield Diffie's pioneering work in public-key cryptography is like discovering a new element in the periodic table—transformative and foundational. |
 | Buckminster Fuller | Whitfield Diffie | Ralph Merkle | Both are visionaries, but Diffie was a pioneer who fundamentally altered the trajectory of cryptography with the concept of public-key encryption, a real game-changer. |
 | 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. |
| Antoine Lavoisier | Ron Rivest | Ralph Merkle | As a chemist with an analytical mind, I appreciate how Ron Rivest's work on RSA has revolutionized cryptography with an elegance akin to a well-balanced chemical equation. |
 | Richard P Feynman | Ron Rivest | Ralph Merkle | Ron Rivest helped invent RSA, the cornerstone of modern cryptography, which is a real game changer. |
| Antoine Lavoisier | Adi Shamir | Ralph Merkle | As a scientist deeply rooted in the principles of chemistry and systematic discovery, I appreciate Adi Shamir's pioneering work and practical impact in the field of cryptography, akin to how I revolutionized the understanding of chemical processes. |
| Linus Torvalds | Ralph Merkle | Martin Hellman | Ralph Merkle's work on public key cryptography laid the groundwork for tech that makes open-source collaboration possible. |
| Linus Torvalds | Ralph Merkle | David Chaum | As a tech nerd, I gotta go with Ralph Merkle for Merkle trees, which are a cornerstone of blockchain tech that I find pretty fascinating. |
 | 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. |
| Lonnie Johnson | Claude Shannon | Ralph Merkle | Claude Shannon is the OG of Information Theory, laying down the foundational math that basically kickstarted the digital age. |