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KOMPUTER JADUL-, The world's oldest computer known as the Antikythera mechanism and estimated to be 2,200 years old was found at the bottom of the ocean. In fact, this computer was found in the 1900s by divers in the Mediterranean Sea in Greece. At that time, this computer was only recognized as a large dictionary-sized chunk that had gears. But finally, the chunk was identified as a computer. The findings were published in Scientific American in 2022.
Found with treasure
Quoted from Indy100, the divers at that time found a shipwreck that was very full of treasure. The treasure was in the form of marble statues, silver, gold and ancient artifacts, including chunks of gears. The many treasures stored on the seabed prompted the largest underwater archaeological excavation in history.
A person who understood the understanding of history at that time stated that gears like this should not have appeared during the Ancient Greek era. Finally, the chunk that was found was left alone and the gears continued to break into 82 parts. The mysterious object also continues to divide experts because of its incredible complexity. Scientists estimate that the computer is as old as the ship on which it was found, dating to 60-70 BC. However, there is evidence that suggests the computer was around 200 BC.
Called a kind of sophisticated calculation machine
Reported by News Station, when the chunk of about 30 cm long broke, a coin-sized gear was visible. This part is surprising because such gears should not have existed in ancient Greece or in any area of the world until centuries later. This was conveyed by mathematician Tony Freeth from University College London, who has studied the Antikythera mechanism for more than 20 years.
Years later, this object broke into 82 fragments, indicating that this tool used to be some kind of sophisticated calculating machine, or a tool that is very similar to a computer. According to researchers, this tool is a hand-powered solar system model. This device has dozens of small gears with a tooth length of one millimeter which are used to predict the position of the Sun, Moon, and planets at a certain time. However, there are still many statements that have not been solved until now regarding the origin of the computer. Current theories have also emerged over time until now. But what is certain is that this discovery is the most complex technological object ever found from the ancient world.
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