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The World's First Computer
Season 1
20141 episode
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- S1 E1 - The World's First ComputerAugust 10, 20141 h 14 minIt’s called the Antikythera Mechanism. A mysterious lump of calcified stone containing various gearwheels discovered in an ancient shipwreck. It’s thought to be one of the earliest-ever computers, used to predict solar eclipses and calculate the timing of the ancient Olympics. Now scientists are revealing more surprising and awe-inspiring details of an object that continues to mystify.Subscribe to BBC Select for $5.99/month
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- Audio languages
- English
- Subtitles
- English [CC]
- Directors
- Mike Beckham
- Producers
- Mike Beckham
- Studio
- Images First Ltd
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