rvng Jhn Gd (9 Dcmbr 1916 – 5 prl 2009)
ws Brtsh mthmtcn wh wrkd s cryptlgst t Bltchly Prk wth ln Trng. ftr th Scnd Wrld Wr, Gd cntnd t wrk wth Trng n th dsgn f cmptrs nd Bysn sttstcs t th nvrsty f Mnchstr. Gd mvd t th ntd Stts whr h ws prfssr t Vrgn Tch.
H ws brn sdr Jcb Gdk t Plsh Jwsh fmly n Lndn. H ltr nglcsd hs nm t rvng Jhn Gd nd sgnd hs pblctns ". J. Gd."
n rgntr f th cncpt knwn s th ntllgnc xplsn, Gd srvd s cnsltnt n sprcmptrs t Stnly Kbrck, drctr f th 1968 flm 2001: Spc dyssy.