Across history, ancient civilizations crafted prototypes for many of the modern mechanisms that have become integral to ...

The history of clocks is a remarkable tale of human ingenuity and the pursuit of precision. Explore how ancient civilizations began measuring time and how this led to the creation of the first true ...

The Antikythera Mechanism is an approximately 2,200-year-old analogue computer created in ancient Greece. The device, made of bronze and consisting of complex systems of gears, was once used for ...

Operation of ancient biological clock uncovered Date: March 16, 2017 Source: Utrecht University Summary: The operation of one of the oldest biological clocks in the world has, which is crucial for ...

It is the focal point of an exhibition of more than 100 inventions that highlight the vast extent of Ancient Greece's technological legacy and also features an analogue computer, an alarm clock and ...

Photo:Xinhua. A humanoid figure dressed as a maid holds a jug in its right hand and, as hidden gears click and whirr, lifts it and pours wine into a cup a bystander has placed into the palm of its ...

Robots, clocks and computers: How Ancient Greeks got there first. Agencies. February 20, 2020. A humanoid figure dressed as a maid holds a jug in its right hand and, as hidden gears click and ...