Miracle Machines: Secrets of Ancient Technology
- Episode aired 2010
- 50m
The computer is the epitome of the modern age. It is hard to believe, then, that more than 2,000 years ago, the Ancient Greeks had already developed their own mechanical computers. From the ... Read allThe computer is the epitome of the modern age. It is hard to believe, then, that more than 2,000 years ago, the Ancient Greeks had already developed their own mechanical computers. From the classical world of the third century BC come three of the most important inventions in his... Read allThe computer is the epitome of the modern age. It is hard to believe, then, that more than 2,000 years ago, the Ancient Greeks had already developed their own mechanical computers. From the classical world of the third century BC come three of the most important inventions in history: the clock of Ctesibius, the odometer designed by Vitruvius, and the incredible Antik... Read all