Ancient Greek 'Computer'
Ancient Greek 'Computer'
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/scienc…
The remarkably complex machine has been dated to around 150 BC, but it has puzzled researchers who have spent decades examining its 80 or so corroded fragments in the hope of learning how it worked and perhaps even who made it.
The device is thought to be the earliest known mechanism to use geared wheels, a feat of engineering that was not to reappear for at least another thousand years in the astronomical clocks of medieval Europe.
- Danglin_Dave0
i defy you not to be amazed
- GeorgesII0
this is the most ancient timeline I've seen around here