World's first computer may be even older than thought

World's first computer may be even older than thought

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... This mysterious box of tricks was a portable clockwork computer, dating from the first or second century BC. Operated by turning a handle on the side, it modelled the movements of the Sun, Moon and planets through the sky, sported a local calendar, star calendar and Moon-phase display, and could even predict eclipses and track the timing of the Olympic games...

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Pretty amazing, this device was found in a shipwreck of the coast of Greece in 1901. It is unknown who exactly built the device, all they know nothing like it was made for a 1000 years. With this recent discovery it seems that this device is even older than previously thought.

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[edit on 1-8-2009 by sn00daard]

Some more information on the Antikythera Mechanism.

Fascinating how this should change how we view the world and our history, in my opinion.