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he had graduate level training in number theory at oxford, which is the basis of public key encryption and the algorithm he invented. it's not an edge case, it
by hedgie 14y ago
he had graduate level training in number theory at oxford, which is the basis of public key encryption and the algorithm he invented. it's not an edge case, it supports that you can't skip graduate level training and do this work.
- DanBC 14y agoAh, yes. I made a mistake. I thought he'd been recruited from Cambridge before he finished his degree.