James H. Ellis

James H. Ellis

James Henry Ellis (25 September 1924 – 25 November 1997) was a British engineer and cryptographer. In 1970, while working at the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) in Cheltenham he conceived of the possibility of "non-secret encryption", more commonly termed public-key cryptography.

Read more about James H. Ellis:  Early Life, Education and Career, Invention of Non-secret Encryption

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