Time Capsule Tale

  Day 3 - A Very Different Map 🌍: How the World Could Have Connected Centuries Earlier Imagine if the ancient world had never lost one of its greatest hubs of knowledge, the Library of Alexandria . Not only would science and technology have advanced faster, but our entire understanding of the world’s geography could have transformed history itself. 🧭 The World, Reconnected The Library wasn’t just a storehouse for books; it was a melting pot of knowledge from Egypt, Greece, India, Persia, and China. Scholars shared maps, travel accounts, and discoveries that, sadly, were scattered or forgotten after the Library’s destruction. If those insights had survived, global exploration might have started centuries earlier . Trade routes between Asia, Africa, and Europe could have been firmly established by the Middle Ages, long before Columbus set sail in 1492. ✈️ Air Travel in 1200? With preserved knowledge of ancient engineering and early concepts of flight, like the work of Archyta...

  Day 2 – Lost Ancient Tech: What If the Machines Came Early? 🛠️⚡ When we think of ancient inventions, we often picture simple tools - maybe a sundial or a chisel. But what if I told you the ancient world might have been a lot closer to the modern age than we give it credit for? Let’s head back to one of the greatest knowledge centers in history: the Library of Alexandria . This wasn’t just a big building full of dusty scrolls. It was the beating heart of ancient science, home to the best thinkers, inventors, and dreamers of the classical world. Inside its walls, people weren’t just reading—they were experimenting, building, and imagining things that hadn’t been seen before . And some of those things? They were machines. 👨‍🔬 Heron of Alexandria: The Original Tech Wizard One of the most fascinating figures connected to this period was Heron of Alexandria , a Greek engineer and inventor. Around the 1st century AD, Heron created something that could have changed everything...