Genius.

There is so much in this story.

1. The genius of the Greek proto-scientist/engineer to create this is extraordinary.
2. The discovery itself - how improbably that it was found?  And then properly saved and studied.
3. The creation of special technologies purpose built to decipher the inner workings of the Antikythera device.
4. The Genius again of Michael Wright, the former curator at the science museum in London to recreate the device.

Read the whole thing over at Wired: World's First Computer Rebuilt, Rebooted After 2,000 Years

Also here is the article on the technology used to decipher the inner workings of the Antikythera device: Imaging the Antikythera Computer