Episode 5 - The thing about time

19/07/2021 12 min Temporada 1 Episodio 5

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Episode Synopsis

Time has always mattered to the human journey. Across millennia we've seen the meaning of time evolved so as to be more systematic and accurate to fit our needs. Its meaning and form will continue evolving as we explore the space frontier. In this episode we look back at how time affected us, and innovations that shaped time as we know it now. 
References and Citations:
Episode Art: Source Wikipedia, photo by vsvinaykumar - https://www.panoramio.com/user/vsvinaykumar
Sundials and waterclocks: https://theconversation.com/a-brief-history-of-telling-time-55408 
Cartier- Santos: https://www.rescapement.com/blog/cartier-santos-a-brief-history
History of timekeeping devices: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_timekeeping_devices, https://www.worldhistory.org/Timekeeping/
Time pyramid in Germany: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Pyramid