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The world’s first computer sank 2,000 years ago. Science finally solved one of its biggest mysteries.

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Built around the beginning of the 1st century BCE, the Antikythera Mechanism is the oldest known analog computer in human history, and there’s an ...
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8 ancient technologies that were far more advanced than we realized

A 2,000-year-old analog computer. Concrete that can heal itself. A device capable of detecting ...
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The World’s First Computer Sank 2,000 Years Ago. Science Finally Solved One of Its Biggest Mysteries.

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: In 2024, scientists from the University of Glasgow leveraged statistical methods like Bayesian analysis—as well as techniques developed to study ...