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The Antikythera Mechanism (Hardcover)

This is a unique volume in world literature that presents in detail the history of the Antikythera Mechanism, from its discovery in the sea of Antikythera to the deciphering of its functions and the creation of replicas.
The author, through a plethora of interviews, reveals every hidden secret and, with rich photographic material, conveys to the reader all the knowledge that lies behind the mechanism and its functions.
For those who do not know, this particular mechanism is still considered the first computer in history, while its mechanism has become the basis for the operation of mechanical clocks, for university studies, and even for... Lego constructions, as the reader can discover in the pages of the book.

"All scientific and historical knowledge is offered through the answers of the most important researchers in the field, to questions that reflect my own curiosities and provoke answers that help us understand what truly interests and concerns us.
Does the Antikythera Mechanism relate to the gearbox, Kepler's third law, etc.? What hindered the dissemination of the acquired knowledge for the ancient Greeks, creating a 'delay' of at least a thousand years in world history? Is it indeed the same knowledge that reaches up to the watch we wear today and so many other modern machines and applications?

The book "The Antikythera Mechanism" is a new kind of book. The most serious and complex scientific research, from great scientists, is presented in a complete yet creative way. It comes close to us and poses questions, answers our curiosities, and fills us with strength, pride, and inspiration. It becomes a creative – but also so educational – game at school or with LEGO bricks...

Following, in my opinion, the highest symbolism of the Mechanism, this book is a hymn to Innovation. On its pages, many and different worlds meet. Archaeologists, astrophysicists, philosophers, historians, researchers, educators, great watchmaking engineers, top entrepreneurs, and even children... What characterizes them all and serves as the connecting link among them is not so much what they gained from their professional and scientific journey or the study of the Mechanism, but rather what they did not lose along the way of their lives. And they did not lose the most precious: their ability to innovate – that is, their ability to dare to be each one their own self!

This symbolism of the Antikythera Mechanism turns it into a detonator that can ignite children's interest in the sciences, as well as their love for innovation.