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Dr. Ralph Merkle

Dr. Ralph Merkle

CryptographyNanotechnologyCryonicsTechnology

1 archived appearance · 2001

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.

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November 20, 2001: Nanotechnology and Cryonics - Dr. Ralph Merkle

Nov 20, 2001
2h 39m
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...

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