Time lord : Sir Sandford Fleming and the creation of standard time
By: Blaise, Clark.
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BookPublisher: New York Pantheon Books 2000Description: xv; 256p. 21 x 13 cm. hb.ISBN: 0375401768.Subject(s): Time -- Systems and standards -- HistoryDDC classification: 389.1709 Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description | Sample text Summary: In Time Lord, Clark Blaise re-creates the life of Sanford Fleming, who struggled to convince the world to accept standard time. It's a fascinating story of science, politics, nationalism, and the determined vision of one man who changed the world. Set in a time marked by substantial technological and cultural transformation, Time Lord is also an erudite exploration of art, literature, consciousness, and our changing relationship to time
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In Time Lord, Clark Blaise re-creates the life of Sanford Fleming, who struggled to convince the world to accept standard time. It's a fascinating story of science, politics, nationalism, and the determined vision of one man who changed the world. Set in a time marked by substantial technological and cultural transformation, Time Lord is also an erudite exploration of art, literature, consciousness, and our changing relationship to time
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