In 1901, a group of divers excavating an ancient Roman shipwreck near the island of Antikythera, off the southern coast of Greece, found a mysterious object - a lump of calcified stone that contained within it several gearwheels welded together after years under the sea. The 2,000-year-old object, no bigger than a modern laptop, is now regarded as the world's oldest computer, devised to predict solar eclipses and, according to recent findings, calculate the timing of the ancient Olympics. Following the efforts of an international team of scientists, the mysteries of the Antikythera Mechanism are uncovered, revealing surprising and awe-inspiring details of the object that continues to mystify.
Followmy.tv Keeps track of your current tv shows. Discover new tv shows, discuss and share them with your friends.
BBC Documentaries - 2012x93 The Two-Thousand-Year-Old Computer
- Poor
- Nothing special
- Worth watching
- Pretty cool
- Awesome
- Aired May 10, 2012
- Episode 2012x93
- Show special No
Activity
- dsavage is following BBC Documentaries. Sep 24, 2022
Followers (1)
-
dsavage last seen 7 hours ago
Comments