How the World Wars forged modern time

This Remembrance Day, Richard Hoptroff shares a fascinating account of how the World Wars impacted modern timing with City AM.


Richard Hoptroff
Founder and Chief Time Officer
Hoptroff

The need for accurate, reliable, and synchronised time in the face of conflict drove innovation at an unprecedented pace. From the ubiquitous wristwatch to the atomic clock, these developments transformed our relationship with time, shaping our modern world in the process.

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