1952

Jan 31, 1952 — David P. Reed Was Born

On January 31, 1952, David P. Reed was born — the quiet architect who co-designed TCP/IP, created UDP (the protocol behind every video call, live stream, and online game), and formulated the End-to-End principle that kept the internet scalable as it grew to billions of users.

January 31

Feb 2, 1952 — The Birthday of Ralph Merkle

On February 2, 1952, Ralph Merkle was born — the cryptographer who independently invented public-key cryptography and Merkle Trees, mathematical foundations so fundamental that they now secure every HTTPS connection on the internet and underpin every blockchain.

February 2