How Imaging Science Reveals Historical Secrets

By: Hannah Pell In the 2004 movie National Treasure, the main character Ben Gates -- a historian, cryptographer, and treasure hunter played by Nicholas Cage -- is determined to solve the generational mystery passed down to him from his grandfather. The only clue that Ben has is: The secret lies with Charlotte. Based on this, he leads his team to a lost Arctic ship named Charlotte, in which he finds another clue that leads him straight to the Declaration of Independence. "I'm going to steal the D...