The World's First 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.
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Edited by Simon RubenShot by Steve GrayScored by Stephen Guy Daltry
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16 unique people credited
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Dilly Barlow
as Self - Narrator
Mike Edmunds
as Self - Astronomer
Tony Freeth
as Self - Mathematician
Dimitris Kourkoumelis
as Self - Archaeologist
Alexander Jones
as Self - Historian of Ancient Astronomy
Roger Hadland
as Self - X-Ray Engineer
Michael Wright
as Self - Mechanical Engineer
Yanis Bitsakis
as Self - Physicist
Mary Zafeiropoulou
as Self - Senior Archaeologist
Stephen G Miller
as Self - Classical Archaeologist
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