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Navajo Code of the Past and Quantum of the Future

Posted by zl352 on September 9, 2024

Author: Cheryl A. Singer
Seminar: Quantum Technologies: Early Exposure as a way to Prepare Students for the Next Technological Revolution
Program: DINÉ
Subject Area: Social Studies
Grade Level: High school
Year of Publication: 2023

Abstract

In this unit I will a) introduce my students to the Navajo Code Talkers and their secret codes that they developed to help win World War II and b) relate the Navajo Code Talkers to new encryption schemes exploiting Quantum Science. This way, my students will learn about their history, strengthen their understanding of the Navajo language, and at the same time learn about new developments in science and how these seemingly disconnected topics are related.

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