The mysterious Antikythera Mechanism may not have been a cryptic celestial measuring device, but just a toy prone to constant jamming. And the secret to its true purpose, according to new research ...

If one were to stumble upon the thought of ancient technology, it would be hard to think of anything as advanced as the Antikythera mechanism. This tiny device which has, several times, been ...

The Antikythera mechanism was discovered over 100 years ago. Researchers think they solved the ancient computer's mystery with statistical techniques.

The shipwreck of Antikythera, with its famous Mechanism and rich cargo, remains a unique “monument” of cultural heritage.

Scientists have long struggled to solve the puzzle of the gearing system on the front of the so-called Antikythera mechanism—a fragmentary ancient Greek astronomical calculator, perhaps the ...

Back in 1901, researchers discovered a device on a Roman shipwreck near Greece called the Antikythera Mechanism. Since then, the device has remained a mystery, and the 2000-year-old device is ...

In its November 2023 issue, the Website Grunge assumed that certain science questions “won’t be answered in the next 50 years.” One of those questions was about the Antikythera Mechanism ...

The Antikythera mechanism is a 2,000-year-old computer. 115 years ago, divers found a hunk of bronze off a Greek island. It changed our understanding of human history.

Google's Doodle is celebrating the Antikythera mechanism, which might just be the first computer.But it might not. The mechanism was found in 1902 – exactly 115 years ago – and the discovery ...

The mysterious Antikythera mechanism, an unusual artifact found in an ancient Greek shipwreck, has intrigued archaeologists, classicists, historians, and the public for decades. Here are 15 facts ...

The Antikythera mechanism is over 2,000 years old. Who built this device, and why, and how do we know? ... leading to methods and developments still used in modern times.

Regardless, the Antikythera mechanism proves that the ancient Greeks used complex arrangements of precisely cut wheels to represent the latest in scientific understanding. It’s also a window ...