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On Time: How America Has Learned to Live by the Clock
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Hardcover
1st edition from Bulfinch Pr (August 1, 2002)
9780821227794 | details & prices | 255 pages | 9.00 × 9.00 × 1.00 in. | 2.85 lbs | List price $45.00
About: Drawn from the popular exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, this lavishly illustrated study chronicles the history of humankind's efforts to measure time, showcasing dozens of unusual timepieces from the museum's collection, from Helen Keller's pocket watch to the earliest bedside alarm clock.
About: Drawn from the popular exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, this lavishly illustrated study chronicles the history of humankind's efforts to measure time, showcasing dozens of unusual timepieces from the museum's collection, from Helen Keller's pocket watch to the earliest bedside alarm clock.