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Ancient computer's gears may not have been able to turn
The 2000-year-old Antikythera mechanism may have been a kind of astronomical calculator, but researchers are unsure whether it would have worked without jamming ...
The Daily Galaxy on MSN23h
2,000 Years Before Modern Technology, the Greeks Had Built the World’s First Computer (So Advanced That It Still Baffles Scientists)
Over 120 years ago, sponge divers off the coast of the Greek island Antikythera unearthed one of the most enigmatic ...
An Ars Technica history of the Internet, part 1
A single IMP connected to one computer wasn’t much of a network. So it was very exciting in September 1969 when IMP-1 was ...
Front Page Detectives on MSN4d
'Antikythera' Built 2000 Years Ago May Be the World’s First Computer — But Scientists Still Can’t Fully Decode It
But Scientists Still Can’t Fully Decode It Despite advancements, there are some mysteries that humanity has still been unable ...
ABC News6d
Bill Gates reflects upon a 50-year-old computer code that reshaped technology
Even as he grows older, Microsoft founder Bill Gates still fondly remembers the catalytic computer code he wrote 50 years ago ...