The Antikythera Mechanism’s discovery also came to be popularly known as world’s first computer. (Source: Google) The Antikythera Mechanism’s discovery also came to be popularly known as world’s first computer. This time, the search engine giant is celebrating the 115th anniversary of Antikythera mechanism’s discovery. In 1902, Valerios Stais, a Greek archaeologist, rummaged through artefacts from a Roman cargo ship’s wreckage that happened in Antikythera. It came to be popularly known as world’s first computer or an ancient analog astronomical computer.

Source: Indian Express May 17, 2017 04:07 UTC