Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery
True Crime
149. MYSTERY: Who Created the Antikythera Device?
Over 100 years ago, sponge divers discovered a shipwreck near Greece. It would be several more years before anyone understood the implications of one of the items found at the site.
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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Antikythera-mechanism
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-84310-w
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/decoding-antikythera-mechanism-first-computer-180953979/
https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/31/world/europe/31iht-computer.1.14907195.html
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/mar/12/scientists-move-closer-to-solving-mystery-of-antikythera-mechanism
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