(Original articles and image from The New York Times. Article 1 + image here and article 2 here.)
On The New York Times’ news website, John Schwartz’s articles “Clues to Stubborn Secret in C.I.A.’s Backyard” and “Sculptor Offers Another Clue in 24-Year-Old Mystery at C.I.A.” inform its readers that new hints are being given as to the meaning of the last segment of the Kryptos. The Kryptos is a well-known, 24-year-old set of code that has decoders puzzled worldwide. It was created by Jim Sanborn in 1990, who had won a contest for proposals of works of art to go in the courtyard of the Central Intelligence Agency’s New Headquarters building. He, along with Edward Scheidt, a retiring cryptographer, created four sections of coded messages with the messages on the left side and some lettering on the right meant to help in the decoding process. Three of four of these messages have already been decoded (if you are interested, click here for what they are). Recently, Sanborn gave the public two hints to help them figure out the last and shorter message. Letters 64 to 74 spell out “Berlin clock.” These hints have caused quite an excitement among Kryptos fans. This may or may not refer to the “famous public timepiece known as the ‘Berlin clock,’ a puzzle in itself that tells time through application of set theory,” writes Schwartz. Sanborn looks forward to what decoders will come up with.
On The New York Times’ news website, John Schwartz’s articles “Clues to Stubborn Secret in C.I.A.’s Backyard” and “Sculptor Offers Another Clue in 24-Year-Old Mystery at C.I.A.” inform its readers that new hints are being given as to the meaning of the last segment of the Kryptos. The Kryptos is a well-known, 24-year-old set of code that has decoders puzzled worldwide. It was created by Jim Sanborn in 1990, who had won a contest for proposals of works of art to go in the courtyard of the Central Intelligence Agency’s New Headquarters building. He, along with Edward Scheidt, a retiring cryptographer, created four sections of coded messages with the messages on the left side and some lettering on the right meant to help in the decoding process. Three of four of these messages have already been decoded (if you are interested, click here for what they are). Recently, Sanborn gave the public two hints to help them figure out the last and shorter message. Letters 64 to 74 spell out “Berlin clock.” These hints have caused quite an excitement among Kryptos fans. This may or may not refer to the “famous public timepiece known as the ‘Berlin clock,’ a puzzle in itself that tells time through application of set theory,” writes Schwartz. Sanborn looks forward to what decoders will come up with.