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Dr. Ralph Merkle

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. As a guest on late-night radio, 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...