Recent research from the National University of Mar del Plata suggests that the ancient Antikythera Mechanism may not have been a functioning device, as computer simulations indicate it could get ...

Thought to be more than 2,000 years old, the Antikythera mechanism is widely considered the first computer in history, an analog calculator that was way ahead of its time… or was it? A new study ...

Divers found the Antikythera mechanism in a shipwreck in 1900. Zde via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 More than a century ago, a group of sponge divers discovered a shipwreck near the Greek ...

The Antikythera Mechanism, once hailed as the world’s first computer, is once again at the center of debate among scientists and researchers. A recent study published in “arXiv” sheds new light on ...

Fragments of the Antikythera Mechanism at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. © Zde, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via ...

The mysterious Antikythera Mechanism may not have been a cryptic celestial measuring device, but just a toy prone to constant jamming. And the secret to its true purpose, according to new research ...

The remains of the Antikythera Mechanism at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. Credit: Guillermo Carvajal / labrujulaverde.com The Antikythera Mechanism is a complex system of bronze gears ...

In recent decades, detailed examination of the Antikythera Mechanism using the latest scientific techniques indicates that it is a particularly intricate tool for showing the positions of planets ...

This artifact, now known as the Antikythera Mechanism, stands as a testament to the technological prowess of ancient Greece, challenging our preconceptions about historical mechanical engineering ...

It wasn’t until 2006 that the Antikythera mechanism captured broader attention. That year, Mike Edmunds of Cardiff University in Wales and his team published CT scans of the fragments ...

The inspiration for the titular device in last year's blockbuster, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, was an actual archaeological artifact: the Antikythera mechanism, a 2,200-year-old bronze ...