“I chose to deal with the science of cryptography. Cryptography began in mathematics. Codes were developed, even from Caesar's time, based on number theory and mathematical principles. I decided to use those principles and designed a work that is encoded.” UseDealsNumbersPrinciplesTheoryDecidedMathematicsMathematicalCodeCryptography Author:Jim Sanborn
“What affected me most profoundly was the realization that the sciences of cryptography and mathematics are very elegant, pure sciences. I found that the ends for which these pure sciences are used are less elegant.” EndsUsedFoundPureMathematicsRealizationAffectedElegantCryptography Book:Atomic Time: Pure Science and Seduction Source: Atomic Time: Pure Science and Seduction
“All my high school papers were written in the rare book room.” BookSchoolRoomsWrittenPaperHigh SchoolPapers Author:Jim Sanborn
“There are moments in history that people should be reminded of.” PeopleShouldMoments Author:Jim Sanborn
“There are several really interesting clocks in Berlin.” InterestingClockBerlinReally Interesting Author:Jim Sanborn