World's first computer / writer, producer & director: Mike Beckham.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Beckham, Mike, screenwriter, producer, director.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Antikythera mechanism (Ancient calculator).

Calendar, Greek.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (55 minutes)

Place of Publication:

London, England : British Broadcasting Corporation, 2012.

Language Note:

In English.

Original language in English.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

In 1901, a group of divers excavating an ancient shipwreck near the island of Antikythera, off the southern coast of Greece, found a mysterious object. The 2,000-year-old object, no bigger than a modern laptop, is now regarded as the world's oldest computer, devised to show the positions of the Sun, Moon and planets, as well as to predict eclipses and calculate the timing of the ancient Olympics. This fascinating film follows the efforts of an international team of scientists to uncover the secrets of the Antikythera Mechanism - using the latest advanced technologies to reveal surprising and awe-inspiring details about a mystifying and profoundly important object.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed January 10, 2017).

OCLC:

971284371