History of Bitcoin

Name :Ralph Merkle Achievements: - The man that invented cryptographic hash functions. The mathematical equation that encrypts and secures  Bitcoin is based on an invention that Ralph Merkle developed in 1975 for an undergraduate project. - One of the inventors of public key cryptography Bitcoin whitepaper reference 7 R.C. Merkle, "Protocols for public key cryptosystems," In Proc. 1980 Symposium on Security and Privacy, IEEE Computer Society, pages 122-133, April 1980 Website: http://www.merkle.com/1974/Puzzles1975.12.07.pdf http://www.merkle.com/

Name: Adam Back Achievements: - computer science PhD in distributed systems from the University of Exeter. - He invented the proof-of-work algorithm that is the foundation of Bitcoin’s security model - The proof-of-work system Hashcash, invented in 1997 is a system to eliminate spam in email - Bitcoin whitepaper Reference number 6 Hashcash - A Denial of Service Counter-Measure - August 1, 2002 - Prefers the programming language C instead of C++ - implemented credlib, a library that implements the credential systems of Stefan Brands and David Chaum. - Joined BitcoinTalk 2013 and Bitcoin miner to late 2013 - Founded Blockstream  and ceo october 2016 - Was an applied crypography consultant to startups, worked for startups and bigger companies - Adam Back lost 108.45 Bitcoin on MT gox attack Websites: https://blockstream.com/ https://soundcloud.com/epicenterbitcoin/sets/blocksize-debate

Name:Jean-Jaques Quisquater Nationality:Belgian Achievements: - Born on January 13, 1945 - Professor Jean-Jaques Quisquater is an expert cryptographer from Universite catholique de Louvain - Awarded Esorics oustanding rewards 2013 - Recipient of the RSA Award for Excellence in Mathematics (with Claus P. Schnorr). -Received the ESORICS Outstanding Research Award in 2013. - Awarded the Kristian Beckman Award in 2004 by the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP).  - Named an IACR (International Association for Cryptologic Research) Fellow in 2010 for his contributions to cryptographic hardware, cryptologic education, and service to the IACR. - Received honorary doctorate the University of Limoges. -  Expert of cryptography and hardware security, with a career spanning over 50 years.  - Consultant Ngrave hardware wallet. - Job as a scientist at Philips Research Lab (MBLE-PRLB) from 1970 to 1991, where he made significant contributions to the design of e...