Adam Back

Summary

Adam Back is a human^[1]. His place of birth was London^[2]. He was born on January 1, 1970^[3]. He worked as a cryptographer^[4], businessperson^[5], and cypherpunk^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.56% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,968 views/month, #5,578 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Born in London^[2], Adam Back…
• Adam Back was born on January 1, 1970^[3].
• Adam Back was born on July 1970^[8].
• Adam Back held citizenship in United Kingdom^[9].
• Adam Back worked as a cryptographer^[4].
• Adam Back's professions included businessperson^[5].
• Adam Back worked as a cypherpunk^[6].
• Among Adam Back's employers was Blockstream^[10].
• Adam Back was educated at University of Exeter^[11].
• A notable work attributed to Adam Back is Hashcash^[12].
• Adam Back is recorded as male^[13].
• Adam Back's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• Adam Back's Commons category is recorded as Adam Back^[15].
• Adam Back's said to be the same as is recorded as Satoshi Nakamoto^[16].
• Adam Back's residence is recorded as Sliema^[17].
• Adam Back's family name is recorded as Back^[18].
• Adam Back's given name is recorded as Adam^[19].
• Adam Back's official website is recorded as http://www.cypherspace.org/adam/^[20].
• Adam Back's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[21].
• Adam Back's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+226736'}^[22].
• Adam Back's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+201334'}^[23].
• Adam Back's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+448220'}^[24].
• Adam Back's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+508590'}^[25].

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Origins and Family

Adam Back was born in London^[2]. Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1970^[3] and July 1970^[8].

Education

Adam Back was educated at University of Exeter^[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include cryptographer^[4], businessperson^[5], and cypherpunk^[6]. Among Adam Back's employers was Blockstream^[10].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Adam Back is Hashcash^[12].

Why It Matters

Adam Back ranks in the top 0.56% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,968 views/month, #5,578 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26]

He is credited with the discovery of Hashcash^[27], a cryptographic protocol^[28], founded in 1997^[29].

FAQs

Where was Adam Back born?

Born in London^[2], Adam Back…

What did Adam Back do for work?

Adam Back worked as cryptographer^[4], businessperson^[5], and cypherpunk^[6].

Where did Adam Back go to school?

Adam Back was educated at University of Exeter^[11].

What did Adam Back discover?

Adam Back is credited as discoverer of Hashcash^[27].