CinemaOSMovie · 2012 · 1h 15m

The Two-Thousand-Year-Old Computer

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A historical and scientific investigation telling the extraordinary story of how the ancient Greeks built a computer 2,000 years ago. Set against the glorious backdrop of classical Greece, this Grierson-nominated film follows the international research team who finally solved the puzzle of the ‘Antikythera Mechanism’. Scientific breakthroughs illustrated with stunning graphics and reenactments, reveal a trail of mysterious numbers that solved the conundrum of the gears – a real life Da Vinci code set in ancient Greece.

Directed byMike Beckham

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 15m
Language
EN
Released
March 14, 2012
Studios
Anemon ProductionsARTEERT

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Directed by
Mike Beckham
Produced by
Tony Freeth
Mike Beckham

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