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Ancient computer

Ancient computer

DVD 2013

An unpromising lump of metal found in a 2,000-year-old shipwreck turns out to be an extraordinary treasure: the world's first computer. NOVA follows the ingenious detective work that painstakingly discovered the truth about the ancient Greek device: it was an astonishingly sophisticated astronomical calculator and eclipse predictor, unrivaled until the era of modern science and believed to be from the workshop of Archimedes.

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Antiquities
Computers History
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ISBN:
9781608837984
160883798X
Description:
1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Target Audience Note:
CHVR: NR
Other Title:
Nova. Ancient computer [DVD]
Notes:
Originally broadcast as a single episode of the television program NOVA in 2011 on PBS
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; stereo., NTSC
For private home use only
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing
Control Number:
907509
UPC:
841887018012
Other Authors:
Beckham, Mike
Hadingham, Evan
PBS Distribution (Firm)
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
WGBH Educational Foundation
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