Seize the Daylight: The Curious and Contentious Story of Daylight Saving Time

Prerau, David

ISBN 10: 1560256559 / ISBN 13: 9781560256557

Published by Basic Books, 2005

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Synopsis:

Benjamin Franklin conceived of it. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle endorsed it. Winston Churchill campaigned for it. Kaiser Wilhelm first employed it. Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt went to war with it, and more recently the United States fought an energy crisis with it. For several months every year, for better or worse, daylight savings time affects vast numbers of people throughout the world. And from Ben Franklin's era to today, its story has been an intriguing and sometimes-bizarre amalgam of colorful personalities and serious technical issues, purported costs and perceived benefits, conflicts between interest groups and government policymakers. It impacts diverse and unexpected areas, including agricultural practices, street crime, the reporting of sports scores, traffic accidents, the inheritance rights of twins, and voter turnout. Illustrated with a popular look at science and history, Seize the Daylight presents an intriguing and surprisingly entertaining story of our attempt to regulate the sunlight hours.

Review: "It seems very strange...that in the course of the world's history so obvious an improvement should never have been adopted.... The next generation of Britishers would be the better for having had this extra hour of daylight in their childhood."

Bibliographic Details

Title: Seize the Daylight: The Curious and ...
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication Date: 2005
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: good