What year is the Crypt of Civilization at Oglethorpe University
Chapter 1

Stone, salt, and gold

Chapter 2

Written in the air

Chapter 3

Messages to the deep future

Chapter 4

The code inside us

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Ch 3 · Messages to the deep future
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007skaty Messages to the Deep Future

Our human tongues, / Carved on nickel, / Riding on a silent comet.

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We care for a future we will never see by preserving what we value now.

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007skaty The Crypt of Civilization preserves a snapshot of humanity for future generations.

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Archiving the entire internet

007skaty By preserving temporary digital content, this archive ensures that early internet history remains accessible to future historians.

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The crypt built for six thousand years

007skaty Sunbeams light up weathered stone statues and fading photographs inside the crypt.

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Fun Fact

Space gold records: The Voyager Golden Records contain a greeting from the United Nations in 55 different human languages.

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Glossary
nuclear semiotics (noun)
The study of signs, symbols, and communication methods designed to warn far-future generations about the hazards of radioactive waste. Experts used this field to design warnings for New Mexico's Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.
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Would you want to live forever digitally?

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What is the name of the digital archive that lets users view historical versions of websites?

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007skaty Golden phonograph records travel through deep space on the Voyager spacecraft

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Which astronomer chaired the NASA committee that selected the contents for the Voyager Golden Records?

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007skaty The Svalbard Global Seed Vault protects the world's crop diversity

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In which US state is the Crypt of Civilization, a massive time capsule sealed in 1940, located?

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Which deep-space probe carried a plaque showing a map of the solar system and human figures?

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Where is the Global Seed Vault, designed to protect crop diversity from global disasters, located?

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What year is the Crypt of Civilization at Oglethorpe University scheduled to be opened?

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What unique metal was used to construct the Rosetta Wearable Disk, which holds 1,500 languages?

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What is the name of the golden phonograph records launched into space aboard NASA probes in 1977?

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