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Seize the Daylight

By David Prerau

Seize the Daylight book

Seize the Daylight

By David Prerau

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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 colourful personalities and serious technical issues, purported costs and perceived benefits, conflicts between interest groups and government policy makers. Daylight savings time 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.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
274
Release Date:
2006-02-22
Publication Date:
2006-02-22
Publisher:
Basic Books
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1560257962
ISBN13:
9781560257967
Weight:
240 g
Height:
142 cm
Width:
207 cm
Thickness:
19 cm

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