Sandford Fleming 190th Birthday
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Sandford Fleming’s 190th Birthday: Inventor of World Standard Time Gets a Google Doodle
Sandford Fleming was born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland, in 1827. This was a period when regions used solar time to set their own clocks.
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Google Pays Tribute To Sandford Fleming On His 190th Birthday
Google has honoured Sandford Fleming, a Canadian inventor and engineer of Scottish birth known for his invention of worldwide standard time, with a doodle. It is widely believed that Sandford Fleming missing a train in Ireland due to a mistake printed in a timetable ultimately led to his brilliant idea that altered time as we know it.
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Sandford Fleming’s 190th Birthday: Inventor of World Standard Time Gets a Google Doodle
Sandford Fleming was born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland, in 1827. This was a period when regions used solar time to set their own clocks.
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Google Pays Tribute To Sandford Fleming On His 190th Birthday
Google has honoured Sandford Fleming, a Canadian inventor and engineer of Scottish birth known for his invention of worldwide standard time, with a doodle. It is widely believed that Sandford Fleming missing a train in Ireland due to a mistake printed in a timetable ultimately led to his brilliant idea that altered time as we know it.
