Comment on The 2000 Year-Old Computer – Decoding the Antikythera Mechanism (2012) [video]Comments−stephancoral11yAlthough a device of far less sophistication, I am also fascinated by an ancient Athenian sortition device, the kleroterion (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleroterion). It is perhaps one of the earliest examples we have a random number generator.
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Although a device of far less sophistication, I am also fascinated by an ancient Athenian sortition device, the kleroterion (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleroterion). It is perhaps one of the earliest examples we have a random number generator.