Description:
One of Smithsonian Magazine's Ten Best History Books of 2021
A captivating, surprising history of timekeeping and how it has shaped our world.
Brief description: David Rooney is a historian and curator specializing in transport, technology, and engineering, and the author of About Time and The Big Hop. For almost twenty years he worked at the London Science Museum, which houses the 1919 airplane first flown across the Atlantic. He lives in London.
Review Quotes: Lovely, personal, idiosyncratic.... Throughout, Rooney entertains with witty clock trivia and anecdotes alongside illuminating sketches of famous horologists. Go slowly when devouring this charming, intelligent, highly informative history.--Kirkus, starred review