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Is this the oldest ‘calculator’ in the world…
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 12:53 pm
by Cody
I’ve been reading about this device for years… it fascinates me, I must admit. It popped-up on APOD today, so I thought I’d mention it here.
The
Antikythera mechanism is an amazing piece of ancient tech, and has spawned a large amount of
research.
Re: Is this the oldest ‘calculator’ in the world…
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 3:16 pm
by DaddyHoggy
I came across this device a few years ago - amazing device.
Re: Is this the oldest ‘calculator’ in the world…
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 3:19 pm
by Smivs
Imagine how knocked-out we'd be if any of their
electronics had survived till now.
Re: Is this the oldest ‘calculator’ in the world…
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 11:51 am
by Disembodied
A fully functional version of the mechanism made out of lego:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/punct ... 0/dec/10/1
Re: Is this the oldest ‘calculator’ in the world…
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 1:17 pm
by DaddyHoggy
Love it, love Lego!
Re: Is this the oldest ‘calculator’ in the world…
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 1:02 am
by Star Gazer
The Antikythera has been a source of wonder to me ever since I first read about it 40 years ago. Much of the internals hadn't been fully discovered then, but it was still stunning enough to bring a little more healthy perspective into our egotistical assessment of our wondrous progress and superior technology.
I would love to see the proper full working model, but the Lego version - genius!! Love it!
Re: Is this the oldest ‘calculator’ in the world…
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 5:01 am
by Cmd. Cheyd
I know what I want for X-mas next year....
Re: Is this the oldest ‘calculator’ in the world…
Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 10:25 am
by Smivs
Re: Is this the oldest ‘calculator’ in the world…
Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 1:02 pm
by Loxley
It always fascinates me just how far the Greeks got with technology.
In a similar vein to El Viejo's link, here's MIT's take on
Archimedes's Steam Cannon.
