Der Cyrillic Projector ist eine Skulptur des US-amerikanischen Bildhauers Jim Sanborn, die zwischen 1993 und 1997 entstand. Sie wurde 1997 von der University of North Carolina at Charlotte gekauft und steht auf dem Campus zwischen dem Friday Building und dem Fretwell Building.
Eine verschlüsselte Familie
BearbeitenDie verschlüsselte Skultur, der Cyrillic Projector ist ein Teil einer verchlüsselten Kleinfamilie. Zu dieser gehören neben dem Cyrillic Projector noch Kryptos und Antipodes. Die berühmte Kryptos Skultur steht auf dem Gelände des Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Langley, Virgina.
The encrypted sculpture Cyrillic Projector is part of an encrypted family of three intricate puzzle-sculptures by Sanborn, the other two named Kryptos and Antipodes. The famous Kryptos sculpture (located at CIA headquarters in [[Langley, Virginia]]) has text which is duplicated on Antipodes. Antipodes has two sides — one with the Latin alphabet and one with the Cyrillic alphabet. The Latin side is similar to Kryptos. The Cyrillic side is similar to the Cyrillic Projector.
Lösung
BearbeitenElonka Dunin organized the international team which in 2003 solved the puzzle intricately constructed into the Cyrillic Projector sculpture. The solution included independent discoveries of the cryptographic portion made by Frank Corr and Mike Bales.[1] [2]
The sculpture includes two messages. The first is a Russian text that explains the use of psychological control to develop and maintain potential sources of information. The second is a partial quote about the Soviet dissident Sakharov. The text is from a classified KGB memo, detailing concerns that his report at the 1982 Pugwash conference was going to be used by the U.S. for anti-Soviet propaganda purposes.
Weblinks
Bearbeiten- ↑ "Woman sets sights on code on CIA sculpture" St. Louis Post-Dispatch 8 October 2003
- ↑ "Cyrillic Riddle Solved" ~ ScienceMag.org 10 October 2003
Einzelnachweise
Bearbeiten- Transcript of Cyrillic Projector text
- Kryptos website
- Kryptos Group press release, 2003, about the solution
- Vorlage:Ru icon Игры разума, подвижного как ртуть, September 30, 2003: Computerra
- Campus Mystery Solved. (HTML) 8. Oktober 2003, archiviert vom am 20. April 2006; abgerufen am 30. Januar 2010.