The machine that changed our understanding of human history
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Max Levy |
TED-Ed
• February 2026
In 1900, Greek divers stumbled upon a 2,000-year-old shipwreck whose contents would shake our understanding of the ancient world. Among the remains were fragments of mangled wood and corroded metal, which archaeologists soon realized were parts of the oldest geared device ever discovered — and humankind’s first computer. So, how did it work? Max G. Levy explains the Antikythera mechanism. [Directed by Vicente Numpaque, Hernando Bahamon, Globizco Studios, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Bravo Studio].