Seize the Daylight: The Curious and Contentious Story of Daylight Saving Time David Prerau
Publisher: Basic Books

Kaiser Wilhelm first employed it. Mar 7, 2013 - Private employers were allowed to follow suit or not. Predictably, a shitshow followed, as detailed by David Prerau in his book Seize the Daylight: The Curious and Contentious Story of Daylight Saving Time. Aug 15, 2012 - Seize the Daylight: The Curious and Contentious Story of Daylight Saving Time. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle endorsed it. Is largely attributed to Benjamin Franklin, who first introduced the idea while he was serving as the U.S. Mar 9, 2014 - By Brian Handwerk for National Geographic PUBLISHED MARCH 6, 2014 Clock confusion will occur again this weekend when daylight saving time (also called daylight savings time) gets under way in the United States… early to rise” fame—was apparently the first person to suggest the concept of daylight saving time, according to computer scientist David Prerau, author of the book Seize the Daylight: The Curious and Contentious Story of Daylight Saving Time. By Congress in 2005, but weren't put into effect immediately so potential software problems could be worked out, said David Prerau, author of "Seize the Daylight: The Curious and Contentious Story of Daylight Saving Time. Mar 10, 2012 - Seize the Daylight: The Curious and Contentious Story of Daylight Saving Time tells the remarkable story of daylight saving time — the intriguing and entertaining tale of our attempt to regulate the sunlight hours. And if you want to know even more about Daylight Saving Time, here is a link to David Prerau's book “Seize the Daylight: The Curious and Contentious Story of Daylight Saving Time. Apparently the first person to suggest the concept of daylight savings, according to computer scientist David Prerau, author of the book Seize the Daylight: The Curious and Contentious Story of Daylight Saving Time“. "Ben Franklin had the basic concept," said David Prerau, author of "Seize the Daylight: The Curious and Contentious Story of Daylight Saving Time" (Thunder's Mouth Press, 2005), in 2012. The idea of Daylight Saving Time in the U.S. Oct 31, 2013 - But Kaiser Wilhelm II, Emperor of Germany, during World War I was the first to act on Franklin's idea, according to David Prerau, author of "Seize the Daylight: The Curious and Contentious Story of Daylight Saving Time. Oct 31, 2013 - Daylight Savings Time ends Sunday, which means it's time to “fall back” and gain an hour Saturday night/Sunday morning. Benjamin Franklin conceived of it. Winston Churchill campaigned for it. From the morning to the evening. Nov 3, 2012 - Daylight Saving Time has had an especially contentious history in Indiana. Nov 2, 2011 - Brookline's David Prerau knows more about daylight savings than anyone.