{"product_id":"the-first-computer-pranav-pandya-9798280519558","title":"The First Computer: The Forgotten Genius of the Antikythera Mechanism","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat if the world's first computer wasn't built in Silicon Valley, but deep in the ancient Mediterranean, over two thousand years ago?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe First Computer: The Forgotten Genius of the Antikythera Mechanism\u003c\/i\u003e tells the astonishing true story of a device so advanced, so mind-bendingly sophisticated, it reshapes everything we thought we knew about ancient technology. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLost beneath the Aegean Sea for centuries, this mysterious machine, a dazzling clockwork model of the cosmos, slept in silence until a group of sponge divers stumbled upon it by sheer chance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn these pages, you'll journey across shipwrecks and sunken secrets, lost libraries and vanished worlds. You'll meet the brilliant minds, ancient and modern, who dared to unlock a machine that could predict eclipses, chart the movements of the Moon and stars, and model time itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart detective story, part celebration of human brilliance, this book reads like a real-life thriller, reminding us that curiosity, imagination, and wonder are timeless forces. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf you've ever felt the thrill of uncovering something forgotten... if you believe history still holds secrets waiting to be found... then this journey is yours to take. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBecause sometimes, the greatest leaps forward begin not with a blueprint or a battle, but with a whisper from the past: \u003cbr\u003eWe dreamed. We built. We understood. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCome see what they left behind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pranav Pandya\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798280519558\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/19\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.28d","brand":"Pranav Pandya","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47965940973823,"sku":"9798280519558","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_51bedc66-6903-42e9-a18c-edef8e6aac06.jpg?v=1767285870","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-first-computer-pranav-pandya-9798280519558","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}