Clock

the History of Clocks

By Jessicaleister
  • 3500 BCE

    Obelisks and sundials

    Obelisks and sundials
    The first obelisk was created in 3500 B.C. and is among the shadow clock. The sundial dates back around 1500 B.C. and have their orgin in shadow clocks.
  • 250 BCE

    Water Clock

    Water Clock
    This was a prototype of our modern alarm clock created by the Greeks. The "water clock" ,also called a clepsydrae , was where raising waters would both keep time and eventually hit a mechanical bird that triggered an alarming whistle. These were much more useful than sundials, because they could be use indoors and outdoors.
  • 996

    MONASTERY CLOCKS AND CLOCK TOWERS

    MONASTERY CLOCKS AND CLOCK TOWERS
    The earliest medieval European clockmakers were Christian monks. The first recorded clock was built by the future Pope Sylvester II.
  • Jan 1, 1504

    Wrist Watch

    Wrist Watch
    In 1504, the first portable watch was created by Peter Henlein. in Nuremburg, Germany. The first reported person to actually wear a watch on the wrist was the French mathematician and philosopher, Blaise Pascal.

  • Mechanical Alarm clocks

    Mechanical Alarm clocks
    The first mechanical alarm clock was invented by American Levi Hutchins of Concord, New Hampshire, in 1787. It could only ring at 4 A.M. In 1876, a mechanical wind-up alarm clock that could ring at any time, was patened by Seth E. Collins.

  • Standard Time

    Standard Time
    Standard time is the synchronization of clocks within a geographical area to a single time. Sir Sanford Fleming invented standard time in 1878.

  • Battery Powered Clock

    Battery Powered Clock
    The Warren Clock Company was formed in 1912. Soon they produced a new type of clock run by batteries, before, clocks were either wound or run by weights.