2000-year-old Greek Computer!
By Arnab on Sep 17, 2007 in Internet
Scientists are thinking that they might have found world’s oldest computer so far. It is a bronze device from around 80 BC. It is named “Antikythera Mechanism” and it consists of 30 bronze dials and wheels. The scientists believe that this computer was used to monitor planetery movements. This is a great example how advanced the ancient Greeks were used be. This computer in no way measure the technology we have now but it is pretty impressive for a culture of 2000 years old to have created something like this. By the way, now all those alien conspiracy theorist got another instrument to drool over. It is funny how these theorists underestimate the technological advancements of our ancestor civilizations.




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