Antikythera Mechanism
The Antikythera Mechanism is believed to be the first analog computer invented by humans and is therefore considered to be a priceless artifact. In fact, historians believe that the device originally traveled from the Greek island of Rhodes on a course towards Rome when the Roman cargo ship carrying it sank. The items retrieved from the wreck are now housed safely at the National Museum of Archaeology in Athens. But what was the device’s purpose?