The Technological Imperative for Ethical Evolution
Dr. Martin Hellman
Wednesday, 20 Nov 2019 at 7:00 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union
With a deep interest in the ethics of technology, Dr. Hellman has been applying risk analysis to a potential failure of nuclear deterrence. In this upcoming lecture, he will be arguing that national security is separable from global security in this era of nuclear weapons, cyberattacks, terrorisms, and environmental crises. He will be calling on U.S. citizens and policymakers to take a wider view of global issues. Dr. Hellman received his B.E. from New York University in 1966, and M.S. and Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1967 and 1969, respectively. He is best known for his invention, with Whitfield Diffie and Ralph Merkle, of public key cryptography which, among other applications, enables secure Internet transactions and is used to transfer literally trillions of dollars every day.Cosponsored By:
- College of Engineering
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
- Robert Stewart Distinguished Lecture Fund
- World Affairs Series
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