The Antikythera Mechanism — The World’s First Analog Computer

Thought your computer was old?

Peter Preskar
Short History
Published in
4 min readDec 30, 2020

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The reconstruction of the Antikythera mechanism (Image by Tony Freeth, Images First Ltd)

The Antikythera mechanism is an ancient astronomical calendar. Even though it is not as famous as the Rosetta Stone or Tutankhamun’s tomb, it deserves the same amount of attention. After all, it is the oldest known analog computer!

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