The Antikythera Mechanism is an ancient set of intricate gears which date back to 60BC. Following a study of the device which has been ongoing for 12 years, researchers have concluded that it was used ...

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have been stunned for years by what they describe as the world's oldest analogue computer that was used in ancient Greece. Ancient Greece has, over the years, turned up a wealth of ...

Throughout history, there have been intriguing references in ancient texts to devices and mechanisms that bear a striking resemblance to modern computers. These descriptions, while often shrouded in ...

Researchers claim breakthrough in study of 2,000-year-old Antikythera mechanism, an astronomical calculator found in sea From the moment it was discovered more than a century ago, scholars have ...

An ancient hand-powered mechanical device for predicting astronomical events has been recreated, offering a fresh understanding of how it worked. The Antikythera Mechanism is at least 2,000 years old ...

A Greek shipwreck holds the remains of an intricate bronze machine that turns out to be the world's first computer. (This program is no longer available for streaming.) In 1900, a storm blew a ...