Tue, Sep 10
|at Rockville Senior Center or on Zoom
Rockville Science Tuesday
“Revolutionary Secrets” with Jennifer Wilcox This is a hybrid event: in-person on the big screen at the Rockville Senior Center and remote on Zoom (see event description for the Zoom registration link)
Time & Location
Sep 10, 2024, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
at Rockville Senior Center or on Zoom
About the event
In-person on the big screen: Rockville Senior Center
(No registration required)
1150 Carnation Dr, Rockville, MD 20850
OR
Remote: REGISTER FOR ZOOM
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErfuCgrj8jG91gN1rJ1o6Ymm1iyeTV6zn3
Spies, traitors, commanders, and diplomats all have secrets to communicate. Protecting those secrets during the American Revolution depended on tried-and-true methods and some innovative techniques. From Paul Revere to George Washington, from Benedict Arnold to General Cornwallis, each used a variety of codes, ciphers, and hidden messages to communicate. Learn how these messages worked and played a role in America’s war for independence.
Our speaker: Jennifer Wilcox has been the Director of Education at the National Security Agency’s National Cryptologic Museum since 1999. For 25 years at the museum, a primary function of Ms. Wilcox’s work has been in creating and presenting a wide variety of educational programs for students visiting the museum as well as presenting briefings to adult audiences. Jennifer earned her B.A. in Telecommunication from Michigan State University.