Unravel the mysteries of the Antikythera Mechanism, the ancient world's first computer. Discover its astronomical secrets, ...
Imagine pulling a corroded, shoebox-sized lump of bronze from the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea — and slowly realizing it contains the most sophisticated machine ever built in the ancient world.
Here's what you'll learn when you read this story: Built around the beginning of the 1st century BCE, the Antikythera Mechanism is the oldest known analog computer in human history, and there's an ...