Daily Archives: December 12, 2010

Antikythera Mechanism made of Legos

Two thousand years before Wayne Babbage’s difference engine, the Greeks built a mechanical computer to predict eclipses. Through the X-rays and other observations, a Lego replica was made to demonstrate. I wonder if there is some variation in its accuracy … Continue reading

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Another quiz about the Eighties

My results were probably disappointing to my friends who tend to lean on me for answers to their musical trivia…five out of 10. I am proud to discover that I don’t own any of them since all but one are … Continue reading

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