Hello to all!
I recently gave a talk about Bitcoin to a group of business and university professors, and in that talk I said that Satoshi Nakamoto had solved the "Bizantine Generals Problem".
I had read that from several documents and also heard it from a couple of prominent Bitcoin talkers.
To my surprise, one professor disputed my affirmation, got up, and said that another person had solved it before. He mentioned the name but I forgot it.
Now I'm perplexed about the issue and want to know what the real story is, so I can contact this person and conciliate the truth with him.
Can anybody point me to some authoritative evidence on this subject so I can refute or accept this guy's claim?
Thanks a lot,
Rodrigo