The Two-Thousand-Year-Old Computer
A historical and scientific investigation telling the extraordinary story of how the ancient Greeks built a computer 2,000 years ago. Set against the glorious backdrop of classical Greece, this Grierson-nominated film follows the international research team who finally solved the puzzle of the ‘Antikythera Mechanism’. Scientific breakthroughs illustrated with stunning graphics and reenactments, reveal a trail of mysterious numbers that solved the conundrum of the gears – a real life Da Vinci code set in ancient Greece.
Budget: 0 $
Genres:
Documentary
Release Date: 2012-03-14
Duration: 75
Revenue: 0 $
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Greece
France
Japan
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