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Timeline of the 2000s. Amy Tikkanen is Managing Editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica. In a discussion of potential names for the 2000s, American author and journalist Walter Isaacson suggested the “Decade of Disruptions,” a reference to a series of particularly turbulent events.
Timeline of Clocks and Watches. 3500 BC – First sundials build in ancient Egypt after they were imported from Babylon, with many ancient structures were built to mark the passage of time and determine arrival of planting seasons and harvest times. 2000 BC – Creation of Stonehenge.
20 sie 2024 · By 1966, their successor NBS-3 had achieved an accuracy 10 times better and wouldn’t have gained or lost a second in 30,000 years. In less than two decades, the atomic clock had far outstripped every timepiece that had come before. Private industry got in on the act, too.
The electric clock, invented in 1840, was used to control the most accurate pendulum clocks until the 1940s, when quartz timers became the basis for the precise measurement of time and frequency.
18 lut 2015 · The best clocks now lose only a second every 300 million years – and those tiny time-keeping differences are changing our world. David Robson reports.
17 lis 2023 · To mark the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who, we're exploring the big questions about time, including the science of time travel, how clocks have shaped humanity, and even the mind-bending...
6 kwi 2024 · The 2000s were a remarkable era for health and scientific advancements, marked by incredible medical breakthroughs and astonishing scientific discoveries. You’ll see how these historic moments, fueled by globalization and burgeoning populations, have shaped your world today.
