Ancient World · The Deep Dive
The 2,000-Year-Old Computer
In 1901, divers pulled a corroded lump of bronze from an ancient shipwreck. It turned out to be a geared machine for predicting the heavens — and nothing as complex would be built again for more than a thousand years.
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Ancient World · The Deep Dive
The 2,000-Year-Old Computer
In 1901, divers pulled a corroded lump of bronze from an ancient shipwreck. It turned out to be a geared machine for predicting the heavens — and nothing as complex would be built again for more than a thousand years.
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