The read
It runs a compact 52m.
Synopsis
Who invented time, who invented the clock? Why 1 hour, why 60 minutes, why 60 seconds? Since prehistoric times, man has sought to measure time, to organize social and religious life, to plan food supply... Today we can surf the Internet, geolocate, pay by credit card… All our daily lives depend on time and the synchronization of clocks. The history of the invention of time and of the ways and instruments to measure it is a long story…
Ratings
TMDB8.2/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Hugues DemeudeWriter
- Stéphane PeyrotOriginal Music Composer
- Herlé JouonDirector
Cast
- Nathalie SpitzerNarrator (voice)
- Pacôme DelvaSelf
- Denis SavoieSelf
- Kostas KotsanasSelf
- Efthymios NicolaidisSelf
- Meropi MorfouliSelf
- Emily AkkermansSelf
- Vanessa HaussenerSelf
Stills
Themes
timeancient romemiddle ages (476-1453)pendulumancient greecebabylon17th century1900sscience historygeneral relativitymeasurementprecision