Daylight saving time (DST) was first proposed in a 1789 tongue-in-cheek essay by Ben Franklin. He reckoned that changing the clocks could save the people of Paris a fortune by cutting down on their used of candles. By Franklin’s calculations, there would be a savings of exactly 65,050,000 pounds of candle wax. The founding father didn’t push the idea too strongly because he admitted he never got up before noon anyway. Daylight Savings Time 2011: Don't Forget To Set Your Clocks
Tuesday 6 September 2011
Daylight Savings Time 2011: Don't Forget To Set Your Clocks
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