Thomas Jefferson

Now we are going to talk Thomas Jefferson.  I know this is crazy but even though he wrote The Declaration Of Independence, he also invented the cipher wheel.  Yeah that's right.  He invented the cipher wheel.  I cant exactly make a cipher wheel but what I can do is do some research on Thomas Jefferson when he first invented the cipher.

First were going to talk about my favorite cipher: the Greek Square Cipher.  It looks like this:



                                                    1     2      3     4     5
                                             1     a     b      c     d     e
                                             2     f     g      h     ij     k
                                             3     l     m     n     o     p
                                             4    q      r      s     t      u
                                             5    v     w     x    y      z

If you were to encipher my dog's name(Kenzie) it look like this:
                                          251533552415

Q@A's: Q: Why are i and j in the same spot?
A:The reason why is it wouldn't fit in the square.  The person who is solving a code should know it when he/she realizes it's an I or j.
                                               

Becoming a Spy

If you are reading this, you are about to learn how to be a spy, learn about other people who have also became a spy and solve codes.  I created this website so children can learn what a spy is supposed to do.  So look at this web site and learn how to be a spy who breaks codes!