Strangest Things The Ancient Computer, the Pigeon and the Roman Nanotechnology (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV Episode | Documentary, History

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Strangest Things

The Ancient Computer, the Pigeon and the Roman Nanotechnology (Season 1, Episode 4)

TV Episode | Documentary, History

A look at an ancient Greek device built to contain the knowledge of the cosmos and a color-changing Roman cup.

Producer

Andrew Lessner (producer)

Cinematographer

Paul Jenkins

Editor

Matt Scragg

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Updated Mar 8, 2021

Release date

Mar 8, 2021 (United Kingdom)

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13 cast members

Name	Known for
Corey Johnson Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Morbius (2022)
Tamar Hodos Self - Archaeologist (as Dr. Tamar Hodos) Self - Archaeologist (as Dr. Tamar Hodos) See fewer	Tides of History (2017)
Abigail Graham Self - Archaeologist (as Dr. Abigail Graham) Self - Archaeologist (as Dr. Abigail Graham) See fewer	Strangest Things (2021)
Philip Ball Self - Science Writer (as Dr. Philip Ball) Self - Science Writer (as Dr. Philip Ball) See fewer	National Geographic: Engineering the Impossible (2007)
Maggie Aderin-Pocock Self - Space Scientist (as Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock) Self - Space Scientist (as Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock) See fewer	Paradox (2009)
Sascha Auerbach Self - Historian (as Dr. Sascha Auerbach) Self - Historian (as Dr. Sascha Auerbach) See fewer	Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America (2022)
Tim Denison Self - Engineer (as Professor Tim Denison) Self - Engineer (as Professor Tim Denison) See fewer	Strangest Things (2021)
Mark Altaweel Self - Institute of Archaeology, UCL (as Dr. Mark Altaweel) Self - Institute of Archaeology, UCL (as Dr. Mark Altaweel) See fewer	Scanning History
Anna Ploszajski Self - Materials Scientist (as Dr. Anna Ploszajski) Self - Materials Scientist (as Dr. Anna Ploszajski) See fewer	The Secret Genius of Modern Life (2022)
Andrew Steele Self - Scientist (as Dr. Andrew Steele) Self - Scientist (as Dr. Andrew Steele) See fewer	Science of Stupid (2014)
Daniel Gold Self - Materials Scientist (as Dr. Daniel Gold) Self - Materials Scientist (as Dr. Daniel Gold) See fewer	Strangest Things (2021)
Derek de Solla Price Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World (1980)
B.F. Skinner Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Day at Night (1973)