Trivia: The Antikythera Mechanism is considered the first what?
Computer
Steam engine
Compass
Calculator
The correct answer is Computer
So why is this answer correct? : One of the most astounding archeological finds in human history, the Antikythera Mechanism is an ancient analog computer used to calculate the movement of the stars and planets. Likely built around the second century BCE, the computer was discovered in a shipwreck near the isolated Antikythera island in 1900. The burnished scraps of the device were overlooked for nearly half a century until science historian Derek J. de Solla Price pieced together (literally) the device’s true purpose. The mechanism was operated by turning a crank on the side of the box to drive a gearing system located inside the box.