Keeping Watch: A History of American Time

Type

Book

Authors

Michael O'Malley

Tags

United States, Industrial Technology, Patents & Inventions, History, Technology, 19th Century, 20th Century, General & Reference

Description

A history of the transition from natural to mechanical sources for time, Keeping Watch explores the invention of Standard Time Zones and daylight saving as well as the mass production of watches and clocks.Keeping Watch was originally published by Viking Penguin in 1990. It was nominated for the LA Times book Award. - from Amzon

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