00:00have you ever wondered how humans went from tracking time by the movement of the sun
00:12to carrying time in our pockets from sundials to wristwatches the journey of timekeeping has
00:18changed the way we live work and connect with the world today we're diving deep into the
00:24fascinating origin of clocks and how they shape human history let's start at the very beginning
00:30before we even had clocks humans used the sky as a natural timekeeper the sun was our guide and
00:36sundials were one of the earliest tools to track time invented by the ancient egyptians around 1500
00:43bce these sun-powered clocks were ingenious but what happened when the sun went down enter the
00:51water clock ancient civilizations like the greeks and chinese developed klepsidra or water clocks
00:57to measure time even in the dark it was a major breakthrough but it wasn't precise enough for
01:03our growing needs as societies evolved fast forward to the middle ages in europe we began to see the
01:11rise of mechanical clocks powered by gears weights and springs these massive clocks were installed in
01:18allowing entire towns to stay synchronized for the first time imagine the sound of those bells ringing
01:25out through ancient cities signaling the start of daily routines but the real revolution came in the
01:3217th century when the dutch scientist christian huygens invented the pendulum clock its accuracy was
01:38unmatched at the time making it the gold standard for timekeeping for centuries can you guess how precise
01:44it was it lost only about 10 seconds per day as we moved into the modern era clocks got smaller and
01:53more personal pocket watches became the fashion of the 18th and 19th centuries while wristwatches
01:59dominated the 20th century and now we're carrying supercomputers on our wrists smartwatches that not
02:08only tell time but track our health connect us to the world and more how far we've come from sundials
02:14clocks aren't just about telling time anymore they represent our desire to master time itself
02:22in a world where every second counts we rely on precise timekeeping to connect across the globe
02:27launch rockets into space and manage our lives time has become our most valuable resource
02:33so the next time you check the time think about how far we've come
02:39from ancient sundials to smartwatches clocks have shaped human history in more ways than we can
02:45imagine what's your favorite type of clock sundials pendulums or modern smartwatches
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