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The fascinating story of the discovery of, and subsequent quest to decode, the world's first computer In 1900 a group of sponge divers blown off course in the Mediterranean discovered an Ancient Greek shipwreck dating from around 70 BC. Lying unnoticed for months amongst their hard-won haul was what appeared to be a formless lump of corroded rock, which turned out to be the most stunning scientific artefact we have from antiquity. For more than a century this 'Antikythera mechanism' puzzled academics, but now, more than 2000 years after the device was lost at sea, scientists have pieced together its intricate workings. In Decoding the Heavens, Jo Marchant tells for the first time the story of the 100-year quest to understand this ancient computer. Along the way she unearths a diverse cast of remarkable characters - ranging from Archimedes to Jacques Cousteau - and explores the deep roots of modern technology not only in Ancient Greece, the Islamic world and medieval Europe.Product Identifiers
PublisherCornerstone
ISBN-139780099519768
eBay Product ID (ePID)89676214
Product Key Features
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameDecoding the Heavens: Solving the Mystery of the World's First Computer
Publication Year2009
SubjectEngineering & Technology, Science, Mathematics, History
TypeTextbook
AuthorJo Marchant
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height198 mm
Item Weight256 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorJo Marchant