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A Wee Bit of Technology Mystery Cache

Hidden : 7/30/2020
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


Please note the cache is not at the posted coordinates; these will take you to the Dolly's Roundabout.

With the ever evolving growth in technology, there is a real push to get school pupils to study more Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM).  

Historically Scotland has always punched above its weight when it comes to World changing inventions.  John Logie Baird (inventor of the television) and Alexander Graham Bell (inventor of the telephone) are well known but this cache will test your knowledge of other Scottish inventors and entrepreneurs.

 The cache is at the following coordinates, extreme stealth is required at the GZ:

N55 53.ABC  W004 07.DEF

If A = 1, B = 2 etc

A: Inventor of the pneumatic inflatable tyre.. First letter of his surname +1.

B: Concrete Bob - Construction entrepreneur and former bricklayer who pioneered the use of concrete.  Last letter of his surname.

C: Inventor of waterproof fabric.  First letter of his first name.

D: Creator of the Glasgow School of Speech Therapy.  Third (and fourth) letter of her place of birth.

E: First female Marine Engineer. Third letter of her first name.

F: Dundee Astronomer who developed the designation system for stars and discovered the Horsehead Nebula.  Eighth letter of her first name.

  

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Zntargvp - Rkgerzr Fgrnygu erdhverq.

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)

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