It’s no surprise then that he’s interested in the Antikythera Mechanism—a small ... in 1900 that is believed to be the first analog computer and one of the oldest known geared systems ...

Turns out, these are no ordinary fragments, but remarkable time relics disintegrated from the body of a crumbling artifact ...

What is the "world's oldest computer"? The “world’s oldest computer” is the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient Greek device that has captivated researchers since its discovery over a century ago.

A Greek shipwreck holds the remains of an intricate bronze machine that turns out to be the world's first computer ... the tiny Mediterranean island of Antikythera. Diving the next day, they ...

From the time it was fished out from the colossal depths of the seas near Antikythera island in Greece ... the “world’s first computer” as it was referred to, embraced surprises galore ...

And yet, they built. Granted, not every artifact was as complex as the Antikythera mechanism, but still, this ancient astronomical computer exists, and must have come from someone’s workshop.

The Antikythera Mechanism is a mysterious ancient device used to calculate lunar cycles, planet motions, and more. Over 2,000-years-old, it was far more advanced than any other technology of its time.

An ancient mechanical device found on a 2000-year-old shipwreck has become known as the world's first computer. The machine is centuries more advanced than historians thought possible, but its ...

An Ancient Greek Computer In 1901 divers working off the isle of Antikythera found the remains of a clocklike mechanism 2,000 years old. The mechanism now appears to have been a device for ...