First Computer Ever Made

Scientists have finally demystified the incredible workings of a 2,000-year-old astronomical calculator built by ancient Greeks. A new analysis of the Antikythera Mechanism, a clock-like machine consisting of more than 30 precise, hand-cut bronze gears, show it to be more advanced than previously thought - so much so that nothing comparable was built for another thousand years. "This device is just extraordinary, the only thing of its kind," said study leader Mike Edmunds of Cardiff University in the UK. "The design is beautiful, the astronomy is exactly right ... In terms of historical and scarcity value, I have to regard this mechanism as being more valuable than the Mona Lisa." If the sharp-sightedness of the Greeks had kept pace with their intelligence, then maybe even the Industrial Revolution had begun one thousand years before Columbus. And so, in our era, we would not just try to visit the Moon, but we would already have arrived on other close planets. Sir Arthur C. Clarke, English author and inventor-
PS:"SpongebobSquarepants" is the nick I use on Metacafe.com

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[DonMega187]

love the music. where is it from? sounds like old console rpg music

[SpongebobSquarebrain]

@DonMega187 it's from the Tomb Raider 1 (title music)

[xxxabclink]

WOW i would never think all of this is so much worth more than mona lisa. and the machinery is WONDERFUL i wil SUBSCRIBE and RATE 5 STARS!!!!!

[SpongebobSquarebrain]

@xxxabclink thank you so much.

You can also google "High Resolution Radiograph of the Antikythera Mechanism", then choose "Full Resolution Radiograph (5120x6233) 1469KB" I got shocked when i saw that photo.

[ducksmasher09]

Thats not a computer its just a bunch of rocks. :|

[SpongebobSquarebrain]

ducksmasher09 the ancient Greeks were able to invent machines like this when your progenitors were throwing rocks each other (and at the next 1800 years hehe). :P

[XxanthonykanexX]

bet you can run crysis on max with that

[Marinemauro]

hey people..please stop saying shit like "can this computer run gta 4" etc ok?

If this is the smartest thing you can say, please keep it for yourselves.

[tharichboys2]

thumbs up if tits were on the side of our computer.

[Spoif]

Gee... my garden sundial is really a computer. I hope I can get DOOM3 to run on it.

[nawaryoussef1]

It 's an great video man, thanks

[masterR900]

i remember this tune....when i was little i used to play tomb raider on sky games... the good ol' days...i'll miss'em!

[DeadSilence408]

wow

[Owen4004]

i bet theres no youtube facebook or twiter on that

[TheCottonTop]

Fucking dark ages. Fucking religion.

[cc219Hmd]

Fuck macs. im getting one of these

[ELLIVIOSS]

the original that is in the museum of greece was rebuilt by the germans in 1911.it was noted as a device that was on ships and allows the sailor to see the night as day.as far as astronomy is concerned pyramids are built within blind line bend of star.acro\pollis is the centre of the border of greece elos.draw a circle of visoko-amphion(story of twins)-continue to close circle and u find all 12 temples.acropolis=the centre of the 4corners of her earth.machine is more than man's been taught.

[UnaFatsaUnaRasta22]

I am so proud to be greek sometimes i cry reading the accomplishments of my people.