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Ancient Computers The most famous of these is the Antikythera mechanism, discovered in a Greek shipwreck in 1901. Often called the world’s first analog computer, this complex bronze device could predict eclipses, track the movements of the planets, and calculate the timing of the Olympic Games with astonishing accuracy. New discoveries of similar artifacts suggest that the Antikythera mechanism may not have been unique. They point to a lost tradition of engineering, astronomy, and mathematics that was far more advanced than previously thought. These relics challenge the notion that scientific computing is a purely modern achievement.