Clocks: A Brief History of Telling Time

Forever Ago

Lemonada Media

History, Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.4 • 5.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2018

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Long before clocks, humans found creative ways to track time. From falling sand to burning incense, we tried it all. But it took a daydreaming astronomer and a whole lot of inventors to get us to the precise clocks we use today. Joy Dolo and co-host Kira set off on a tour of ancient timekeeping devices with reporter Carla Javier. Plus, we’ll learn about a clock buried deep in a mountain side that’s designed to keep ticking for 10,000 years. This episode is sponsored by StoryWorth (storyworth.com/forever). You can support Brains On and Forever Ago at brainson.org/donate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0	Hey, Kira, what are you up to?
0:03.0	Um, I'm just trying to keep track of time by dropping a grain of sand into this bucket every second.
0:09.0	That sounds like a lot of work.
0:12.0	It is pretty boring, but at least I know that I'm a 315,576,000 grains of sand old.
0:24.0	Happy 315,576,000th birthday?
0:31.0	Uh, Kira, there might be a better way.
0:35.0	For counting time, I don't think so.
0:38.0	This is the latest in technology.
0:40.0	That used to be true, but now.
0:43.0	Now?
0:45.0	There's only one device that will have you rockin' and rollin' and tellin' the time.
0:50.0	What's that?
0:51.0	A clock.
0:52.0	A clock?
0:53.0	That sounds great.
0:55.0	It is great, and there's no sand required.
0:59.0	Hey, tellin' time is not a crime.
1:02.0	Now the clocks are here.
1:05.0	Tellin' time is cool and fun.
1:08.0	When you have a clock near, alright!
1:11.0	Not a second will go by without you seeing it.
1:14.0	Oh, no, it's a quarter past two?
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