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Building The World's First Computer - Greeks, Clocks and Rockets - Antikythera Mechanism Episode 1

Clickspring · documentary · Watch on YouTube

Woodworking, metalworking & workshop skillsMechanical & precision engineeringHistory of computing

What it is

The first episode of Clickspring's series on reproducing the Antikythera Mechanism by hand, laying out the plan and the history. The series follows a machinist building the ancient Greek device with traditional tools and methods.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN repeatedly recommends the series for its extraordinary craftsmanship and its credible demonstration of how the mechanism could have been made.

  • 7 people recommended it
  • 5 different months
  • 3 strong recommendations
  • first 2018, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “Highly recommend for anyone who is fascinated by the care that goes into handmade mechanical devices.”

    Handmade reproduction of Antikythera mechanism with extraordinary care.

    btown, 2018-11 · Strong recommendation · in “Missing Piece of Antikythera Mechanism Found on Aegean Seabed”

  2. “I highly recommend this youtube series about how the Antikythera mechanism could have been made.”

    Credible theory of how the mechanism could be made.

    abainbridge, 2019-07 · Strong recommendation · in “The “greased sled” theory of Stonehenge”

  3. “I highly recommend this serie of videos about building a reconstruction of the The Antikythera Mechanism”

    Reconstruction series with ancient-style tools; a time sink.

    gus_massa, 2022-05 · Strong recommendation · in “The Antikythera Mechanism Episode 11 – Inscribing the Back Plate – Part 1”

  4. “he actually attempts to use ancient tools and methods to build Antikythera Mechanism.”

    Builds the mechanism with ancient tools and methods.

    neatze, 2021-03 · Recommendation · in “Scientists solve another piece of the puzzling Antikythera mechanism”

  5. “A watchmaker has made a video series on youtube about reconstructing the mechanism using some traditional techniques”

    Watchmaker reconstructs mechanism with traditional techniques.

    mattbillenstein, 2021-03 · Recommendation · in “Scientists Have Unlocked the Secrets of the Ancient 'Antikythera Mechanism'”

  6. “Or Clickspring, the guy who made the Antikythera Mechanism [1].”

    Deep-domain creator who deserves more income.

    wincy, 2021-03 · Recommendation · in “YouTube and Patreon Still Aren’t Paying the Rent for Most Creatives”

  7. “I want to share this very cool youtube series of an Australian clock maker creating a replica of the Antikythera device”

    Clockmaker builds replica using only ancient Greek tools.

    nialo, 2023-12 · Recommendation · in “Earliest Carpenters: 476,000-year-old log structure discovered in Zambia”

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Topics: antikythera mechanism, clickspring, clockmaking, machining, ancient technology

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