Soc 356: Transformative Technologies
spring 2001: The Clock

Links:

correct time for Chicago according to U.S. atomic clock

moon phase according to U.S. Naval Observatory

calendars through the ages at webexhibits.org

evolution of time measurement as recounted by U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology

sundials explained by NASA,  with links to other sundial sites

Rule of St. Benedict at the Order of Saint Benedict's website - the Rule was an early spur to time discipline in the West

clockworks of various types superficially explained at Britannica.com

modern wristwatch movements in animated graphics at Timezone.com (plus much more about wristwatches at Timezone website)

the longitude problem on the Royal Observatory Greenwhich website about the quest for longitude, John Harrison, and his chronometers

the discovery of longitude and development of the marine chronometer described by Jonathan Medwin at the Australian National University - student web development at its best

daylight saving time explained by webexhibits.org

quartz watches at the Smithsonian Institution website about quartz and other nifty wristwatches

cesium clock and radio signal at U.S. NIST - the official time standard of the United States

time exhibit at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry

Aboriginal Dreamtime described at the Aboriginal Art and Culture Centre, Alice Springs, Australia

technological determinism as distilled by David Chandler at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth