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The Two Thousand Year Old Computer

The Two Thousand Year Old Computer (2012)

August. 05,2012
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In 1901, a group of divers excavating an ancient Roman shipwreck near the island of Antikythera, off the southern coast of Greece, found a mysterious object - a lump of calcified stone that contained within it several gearwheels welded together after years under the sea. The 2,000-year-old object, no bigger than a modern laptop, is now regarded as the world's oldest computer, devised to predict solar eclipses and, according to recent findings, calculate the timing of the ancient Olympics. Following the efforts of an international team of scientists, the mysteries of the Antikythera Mechanism are uncovered, revealing surprising and awe-inspiring details of the object that continues to mystify.

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Linbeymusol
2012/08/05

Wonderful character development!

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Kaelan Mccaffrey
2012/08/06

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

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Curt
2012/08/07

Watching it is like watching the spectacle of a class clown at their best: you laugh at their jokes, instigate their defiance, and "ooooh" when they get in trouble.

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Jenni Devyn
2012/08/08

Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

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