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⚙️ The Antikythera Machine — The World’s First Computer, Built 2,000 Years Ago 🕰️✨ Discovered in 1901 within a shipwreck near the Greek island of Antikythera, this ancient bronze device has baffled scientists for over a century. Known as the Antikythera Machine, it’s often hailed as the world’s first mechanical computer — a masterpiece of engineering built over 2,000 years ago. Inside its corroded frame lay more than 30 precision-crafted gears, designed to predict solar and lunar eclipses, trac