The Antikythera mechanism was built around 2,200 years ago. ... But the researchers do not believe that it was a toy due to its detailed craftsmanship.

The inspiration for the titular device in last year's blockbuster, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, was an actual archaeological artifact: the Antikythera mechanism, a 2,200-year-old bronze ...

Scientists are one step closer to unlocking the secrets of the 2,000-year-old Antikythera Mechanism, considered the world’s first computer, thanks to a new computer-generated reconstruction of ...

The Antikythera mechanism is over 2,000 years old. ... additional research led to a detailed working model that included the likely functions of the mechanism's still-missing pieces.

The Famous Antikythera Mechanism Was a Mechanical Disaster, ... Their work is detailed in a paper, posted April 1 on the preprint server arXiv, that has not yet been peer reviewed.

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 ...

What is the Antikythera Mechanism? Five things you didn't know about 'the world's first computer' Today's Google Doodle marks the 115th anniversary of the unearthing of a device used by the ...

The Antikythera mechanism is an ancient mechanical analog computer (as opposed to digital computer) designed to calculate astronomical positions. It was discovered in the Antikythera wreck off the ...

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.

J.H. Seiradakis and M.G. Edmunds, ‘Our current knowledge of the Antikythera Mechanism’ (Nature Astronomy 2, 2018) Liba Taub, Ancient Greek and Roman Science: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford ...