> Who invented Calculus?
Newton and Leibnitz did, but actually RSA is based on number theory.
> Who invented prime number?
This is really more of a discovery than an invention. However, I'd have
to say that either the Greeks or the Phoenicians were the first to be
aware of prime numbers. ;)
> US patent laws are a bit out of touch. Patent laws were meant to protect
> the small inventor. Corporations with big dollars took advantage of this
> opportunity. In addition this is an algorithm! They teach kids how to
> multiply two prime numbers in school.
The truth of that matter is though, this algorithm was _difficult_ for
me to understand even as a junior in college.
I'm a mathematician, so I had to throw the above out :) In actuality, I
share your frustration with this stupid patent as well as with some of
our export laws.
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