Summary
A US physicist and a Canadian computer scientist won the Turing Award for developing quantum cryptography, a form of secure computer encryption. Their work, dating back to 1984, could be crucial in future electronic communications as the world increasingly relies on data sharing.
Key Facts
- Charles H Bennett and Gilles Brassard are the award winners.
- They developed a form of encryption called quantum cryptography.
- Their work is significant for securing future electronic communications.
- The invention dates back to 1984.
- The Turing Award is known as the "Nobel Prize of computing" and includes a $1 million prize.
- Bennett is affiliated with IBM in New York.
- Brassard is a professor at the University of Montreal.
- Their encryption method is based on quantum physics and is considered secure against future quantum computers.
