Dr. Ralph Merkle
1 archived appearance · 2001
CryptographyNanotechnologyCryonicsTechnology
Dr. Ralph Merkle is a pioneer in public key cryptography and one of the inventors of cryptographic hash trees, recognized for his influential advocacy of nanotechnology and cryonics as pathways to extending human life. On Art Bell's programs, his visionary work at the intersection of computer science, molecular nanotechnology, and life extension brought elite technical credentials to discussions about humanity's technological future.
On the air with Art · 1
Nov 20, 2001 · 2h 39m
Nanotechnology and Cryonics
Art Bell sits down with Dr. Ralph Merkle, co-inventor of public key cryptography and principal fellow at Zyvex, for a wide-ranging discussion on the future of nanotechnology. Dr. Merkle explains how molecular machines built atom by atom could one day pack more computing power into a sugar cube than currently exists...