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The Antikythera Mechanism, often called the world's oldest computer, is a 2,000-year-old artifact discovered in 1901 in a submerged shipwreck off the Greek island of Antikythera.
Divers found the Antikythera mechanism in a shipwreck in 1900. Zde via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 More than a century ago, a group of sponge divers discovered a shipwreck near the Greek ...
More than a century on from being spotted and salvaged by sponge divers in the Mediterranean Sea, the Antikythera mechanism continues to excite academic research and the public imagination. Found ...
The Antikythera mechanism, a mysterious ancient Greek device that is often called the world’s first computer, may not have functioned at all, according to a simulation of its workings.But ...
New research adds a twist to the story of this famous device, suggesting the Antikythera Mechanism may never have worked as intended, that it was just a fancy knickknack.
Smith, who passed away on April 21, helped to launch the magazine that would become a Black cultural staple in May 1970. Clarence O. Smith, one of the co-founders of Essence magazine, died on ...
Mary-Kate and her twin sister, Ashley Olsen, have been household names since 1987 when they were both cast as baby Michelle Tanner on Full House. After eight seasons playing the pint-sized Tanner ...
The gatefold cover of the 66th edition of Dave Campbell’s Texas Football features Celina High School's Bill Elliott, Bowe Bentley & Luke Biagini.
Country star Lorrie Morgan’s husband Randy White died on Sunday at 72. White was diagnosed with mouth cancer in 2024, according to People Magazine. On Sunday Morgan shared the news of White’s ...
Clarence O. Smith, one of the four pioneering founders who launched ESSENCE Magazine in May 1970, passed away on Monday, April 21, at the age of 92.A passionate strategist, a masterful ...