Jessica Burbank
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How The Invention of Clocks Changed Everything
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October 1, 2025
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31:07Now PlayingWhat if I told you that time hasn’t always ruled our lives?
The invention of clocks didn’t provide a convenient way to coordinate plans — it reshaped society, work, and how we think. We learn from George Woodcock’s classic essay, The Tyranny of the Clock, how mechanical time shaped the industrial economy and life for working people.
⏰ How did humanity live before clocks?
⚙️ Why did the clock become a tool of control?
🌍 And what does it mean for us in a world that lives by the ticking of time?
📚 Sources & Further Reading:
George Woodcock — The Tyranny of the Clock
E. P. Thompson — Time, Work-Discipline, and Industrial Capitalism
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