| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) (49 min. 59 sec.) ; 303031196 bytes |
| Summary |
The first episode of a three-part series which explores the astonishing high technology of the classical world. Things we once considered to be just flights of fancy we now know were an everyday part of the ancient world - computers, robots and microsurgery. This program takes us back in time to tell the stories of the invention, loss and rediscovery of three of the most important machines in history: Ctesibius' clock, Vitruvius' odometer and the spectacular Antikythera mechanism. (From Wales, in English) |
| Notes |
Closed captioning in English |
| Event |
Broadcast 2010-11-16 at 19:30:00 |
| Notes |
Classification: G |
| Subject |
Civilization, Ancient.
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Mechanics.
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Science, Ancient.
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Technology and civilization -- Research.
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Technology -- Historiography.
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Greece.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Barrett, Sean, cast
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Clarke, Stuart, director
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McGrath, Ali, director
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