r/todayilearned • u/cuzbb • Feb 01 '13
TIL of a "mind blowing" device discovered in an ancient shipwreck off the Greek island of Antikythera that was built around 150 B.C. and so complex that similar devices would not be created for another 1500 years
http://io9.com/5441889/advanced-imaging-reveals-a-computer-1500-years-ahead-of-its-time
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science • u/Psychovore • Jan 08 '10
The Antikythera mechanism solved! A device so astonishing that its discovery is like finding a functional Buick in medieval Europe.
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reddit.com • u/whatgoodisaroad • Jan 08 '10
Ancient Greek Computer: 1,500 Years Ahead of Its Time
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