... the invention of the mechanical clock.... : Quote by David S. Landes

“ ... the invention of the mechanical clock in medieval Europe. This was one of the great inventions in this history of mankind -- not in a class with fire and the wheel, but comparable to movable type in its revolutionary implications for cultural values, technological change, social and political organization, and personality. ”

David S. Landes
  • From : Revolution in Time: Clocks and the Making of the Modern World
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