Two decades later, we are reproducing one of the most widespread stories in the history of Popular Mechanics, along with how it first appeared in the December 2002 issue. A designer has even used machine learning to reconstruct the visages of Roman emperors. Since then, science has continued reconstructing faces from throughout history, from Stone Age humans to European royalty. Originally published in December 2002, the Popular Mechanics article “The Real Face of Jesus” created a face for the most famous historical figure in human history.
