The Antikythera mechanism, as it is now known, was probably the world's first 'analog computer'—a sophisticated device for calculating the motions of stars and planets.

Mar 17, 2025 · Although the vast majority of the computers that we know about today were created within the past 100 years, human ingenuity dates back further than many of us can …

May 1, 2025 · The Antikythera Mechanism, often described as the world’s first computer, is a 2,000-year-old astronomical calculator that has reshaped our understanding of ancient …

May 15, 2025 · The sponge divers who brought the corroded bronze lump to the surface had no idea they had just recovered an ancient marvel now considered the world’s oldest analog …

Mar 27, 2025 · Later named the Antikythera mechanism after the island off which it was found, this remarkable bronze construction over 2,000 years old turned out to be the world’s first …

Jul 22, 2023 · First discovered by divers in 1901, the 2,000-year-old Antikythera mechanism used tiny gears to track heavenly bodies with such precision that it's called history's oldest computer.

Jul 17, 2024 · One thing is for sure, it is “the most technologically complex object ever found from the ancient world,” as Freeth – who has studied the Antikythera mechanism for more than 20 …

Despite being found in the 20th century, this marvelous artifact remains a stupefying question mark for its admirers. The artifact in question is the 'Antikythera mechanism', which has also …

May 18, 2024 · Widely regarded by history scholars as the oldest computer in history, the Antikythera Mechanism is far older than you might imagine. In fact, this computer is so old that …

Jul 9, 2024 · More than two millennia ago, a device known as the Antikythera mechanism was used to predict the movements of celestial bodies using a complex system of gears. The …