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Bookmark or Share- William Willett - WikipediaWilliam Willett (10 August 1856 – 4 March 1915) was a British builder and a promoter of British Summer Time.
- The builder who changed how the world keeps time - BBCWhether you’re relishing the light-filled evening outdoors or in, spare a thought for William Willett: the man who changed time.
- Daylight Saving Origins: Who Invented Daylight Saving Time? | TIMEWillett was inspired by an early-morning epiphany that “the sun shines upon the land for several hours each day while we are asleep” and yet there “remains only a brief spell of declining...
- William Willett: Daylight Saving and British Summer TimeWhile many people had idly suggested over the years that people should change their routines, it was a Chislehurst builder, William Willett (right in 1909), who first proposed a national response.
- William Willett | British advocate | BritannicaIn 1907 an Englishman, William Willett, campaigned for setting the clock ahead by 80 minutes in four moves of 20 minutes each during April and the reverse in September. In 1909 the British House of Commons rejected a bill to advance the clock by one hour in the spring…
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