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		chewxy on March 1, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Could the ancient Romans have built a digital comp... The Baghdad Battery may have been invented back then, but there is no evidence that it is used for anything more than electroplating in small scales. I think this article is actually quite interesting and given a bit more, could make for very compelling alternate history

kzrdude on March 1, 2013 [–]

I think the article is missing the process of technological development. What kind of culture, funding, ideas needed to be in place to drive the innovation needed?

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