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Made in Germany - The Geek #7 Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 2/2/2013
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The cache IS NOT at the listed coordinates.

There will be a BONUS CACHE so please make a note of the bonus number in the logbook.


This is a series of caches that I was inspired to create by Red_Family's series of Homburg caches called Grosse Namen and Ich Trage Einen Grossen Namen.

Each of the people in this series were born (MADE) in Germany. Later in life they immigrated to the USA and became citizens of America.  Many of them had a great influence on the USA and the rest of the world.  I hope that each person who completes this series learns a little bit more about how our two countries, German and The United States of America, are forever connected.

HINT:


I am a man.
I was born in Bavaria.
I am alive.

Too difficult?  These hints might make it easier.

My family moved to Rome in 1963.
I won a physics prize while attending the University of Munich.
I moved to the USA in 1975.
Cisco bought the second company I founded.

Do you know who I am now?  No?

I was one of the first two investors in Google.
I founded a computer company that uses Unix as the operating system.
My net worth is now over $2,000,000,000.00.

You can find the final at:

N 49.A.BCD
E 7.E.FGH


A = 4th letter of the first name + 1st letter of the first name.
B = 7th letter of the last name - 4th letter of the last name.
C = 1st letter of the last name + 3rd letter of the last name.
D = 2nd letter of the first name - 2nd letter of the last name.
 
E = 5th letter of the last name + 11th letter of the last name.
F = 3rd letter of the first name - 1st letter of the first  name.
G = 5th letter of the last name - 12th letter of the last name.
H = 3rd letter of the first name + 1st letter of the last name + 3rd letter of the last name.

Please bring your own pen or pencil. Please do not leave any edible items (candy, gum, tea, etc...) in the containers as they attract animals that destroy the containers.



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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Hfr zl Nzrevpna anzr gung V tb ol. Svefg anzr unf 4 yrggref naq ynfg anzr unf 12 yrggref.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)