2000+ year old computer. Recreated with Lego
Posted: December 10th, 2010 | Author: admin | Filed under: Creative, Design, Technology, Visual | Tags: build, computer, craft, lego | No Comments »The Antikythera Mechanism is the oldest known scientific computer, built in Greece at around 100 BCE.
Lost for 2000 years, it was recovered from a shipwreck in 1901. But not until a century later was its purpose understood: an astronomical clock that determines the positions of celestial bodies with extraordinary precision.
In 2010, this fully-functional replica was built out of Lego by an Apple Engineer.
Read more about it here.
