Stuart Haber

Stuart Haber
Occupation(s)Cryptographer, Computer scientist
Known forCo-inventing the blockchain
Notable work"How to Time-Stamp a Digital Document” (1991)

Stuart Haber is an American cryptographer and computer scientist, known for his contributions in cryptography and privacy-preserving technologies and widely recognized as the co-inventor of the blockchain. His 1991 paper "How to Time-Stamp a Digital Document”, co-authored with W. Scott Stornetta, won the 1992 Discover Award for Computer Software and is considered to be one of the most important papers in the development of cryptocurrencies.

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