Description
Roland Penttila introduces you to Sir Sanford Fleming and describes how missing his train got him thinking about time and how we understand it. His work led to the world time zones and the standardized use of time that was a boon to the emerging industrialized world. As trains facilitated faster travel, there was a need for everyone to know what time it was.
Roland Penttila is a retired civil engineer who added amateur historian to his photography hobby. He approaches his historical research like an engineering project and is interested in a variety of historical topics.