The History of Clocks and Its Importance (452 words, 1 pages)
"The clock, not the steam engine, is the key machine of the modern industrial age." (Mumford, "The Monestary and the Clock", page 326.) represents the thesis of Mumford's "The Monastery and the Clock". Couple of centuries ago it would be hard to find this thesis believable, but in today's world ...
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