YouTuber helps researchers solve the mystery of a 2,000-year-old 'computer'

A fragment of the 2,200-year-old Antikythera Mechanism, believed to be the earliest surviving mechanical computing device, is seen at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens.

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• Researchers think they've solved the 2,200-year-old mystery of the Antikythera mechanism.
• The ancient device, found in a shipwreck, likely followed a Greek lunar calendar.
• They used statistical modeling techniques typically used to study ripples in space-time.