Watch a Reconstruction of the World's Oldest Computer

The Antikythera mechanism, considered to be the world’s oldest computer,  dates to 100 to 150 BC and has puzzled scientists since it was discovered in 2001. This video uses the best scientific model of the mechanism to date to show how the device might have fit together and makes educated guesses about the right placement of its dozens of small parts.



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