The Antikythera computer captured the ancient Greek passion for mathematics, and especially geometry, and science.

NOVA follows the ingenious sleuthing that finally decoded the truth behind the amazing ancient Greek computer. National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Carlisle Companies. Major funding ...

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.

called the Antikythera mechanism that is also known as "the first computer." BGR reports that the ancient astronomical calendar found in an underwater Greek shipwreck has remained an enigma for ...

revealing the remnants of an intricate system of gears that scientists believed once functioned as a sort of mechanical computer. It was likely used by ancient Greek astronomers to study the sky.

Encode Greek characters simply by typing with the analogous American keyboard keys to transliterate. But transliterate the eight characters that are more unusual as below, i.e., either as Unicode or ...

One of the great things about computer games is that anything is possible – except women who fight, apparently.

UD’s Ancient Greek and Roman Studies program allows students to immerse themselves in the cultures of Ancient Greece and Rome and trace their influence through history to the present day. Students ...

UK scientists say they have made a historic breakthrough in their efforts to decipher 2000-year-old papyrus scrolls that were burned when Mount Vesuvius erupted.

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 ...

NOVA follows the ingenious sleuthing that finally decoded the truth behind the amazing ancient Greek computer. National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Carlisle Companies. Major funding ...