Timothy C. May
Timothy C. May, better known as Tim May (December 21, 1951 – December 13, 2018) was an American technical and political writer, and electronic engineer and senior scientist at
Discovery of alpha particle effects on computer chips
As an engineer, May was most noted for having identified the cause of the "
May co-authored the 1981 IEEE W.R.G. Baker Award-winning paper "Alpha-Particle-Induced Soft Errors in Dynamic Memories", published in the IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices in January 1979 with Murray H. Woods.[7]
Social and political views
May was an advocate for libertarianism[8][9] and for internet privacy.[10]
He was a founding member of, and had been one of the most voluminous contributors to, the
May wrote a substantial cypherpunk-themed
May led a reclusive life. His New York Times obituary noted: "He often wrote about arming himself and waiting for government agents to show up. After the Cypherpunks faded in the early 2000s, he began expressing racist sentiments to other online groups".[3]
References
- ISBN 978-0525953203.
- ^ "Timothy C. May | Satoshi Nakamoto Institute". nakamotoinstitute.org. Archived from the original on 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ from the original on 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
- S2CID 21073771
- S2CID 42417429
- ^ Jackson, "Inside Intel", pg. 183
- ^ "IEEE W. R. G. Baker Prize Award Recipients" (PDF). IEEE.org. New York City: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 29, 2011. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
- ^ "Tim May, The Father of Crypto Anarchy, Has Passed Away". Being Libertarian. December 20, 2018. Archived from the original on August 15, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
- ^ "Libertaria in Cyberspace". Satoshi Nakamoto Institute. September 1, 1992. Archived from the original on August 15, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
- ^ "Timothy C. May, Early Advocate of Internet Privacy, Dies at 66". The New York Times. December 21, 2018. Archived from the original on June 4, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
- ^ May, Timothy C. (September 10, 1994). "The Cyphernomicon: Cypherpunks FAQ and More, Version 0.666". Cypherpunks.to. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
- ISBN 0-262-62151-7.
- ^ "Tim May, Father of 'Crypto Anarchy,' is Dead at 66". 16 December 2018. Archived from the original on 2020-09-30. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
External links
- Timothy C. May (1992). The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto.
- Timothy C. May (1994). Cyphernomicon.
- Out of Control Chapter 12 - Tim May & E-Money.
- Tim May's posts at Lambda the Ultimate.