Title:
Ancient computer / Images First in association with ERT, Arte and NHK ; written, produced and directed by Mike Beckham.
ISBN:
9781608837984
Publication Information:
[United States] : PBS Distribution, [2013]
©2013
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; stereo., NTSC.
Summary:
An unpromising lump of metal found in a 2,000-year-old shipwreck turns out to be an extraordinary treasure: the world's first computer. NOVA follows the ingenious detective work that painstakingly discovered the truth about the ancient Greek device: it was an astonishingly sophisticated astronomical calculator and eclipse predictor, unrivaled until the era of modern science and believed to be from the workshop of Archimedes.
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Language Note:
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Production Credits:
Directed by Mike Beckham.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Originally broadcast by PBS Apr. 3, 2013.
OCLC Number:
ocn828633682
Availability:
Apple Valley - Galaxie~1
