Timekeepers Timekeepers How the World Became Obsessed with Time Simon Garfield Canongate2016Hardback362pp Illustrated212x133mm 9781782113195 Product Code: 509422 Details ‘Technology is making everything faster, and because we know that things will become faster in the future, it follows that nothing is fast enough now.... DetailsBackDetails‘Technology is making everything faster, and because we know that things will become faster in the future, it follows that nothing is fast enough now.’ Surveying how, over the last 250 years, time has come to dominate our lives, Simon Garfield considers its practical applications rather than theoretical physics: the subjects of his ‘illuminating stories’ include – definitely not in chronological order – football, Beethoven’s Ninth, railway timetables, Roger Bannister, Swiss watchmakers, The Clock (Christian Marclay’s film) and the British Museum.See MoreSee Less publ £16.99now £5.99 Qty Qty123 Add to Basket CategoriesScience & NatureMathematicsScienceTagsLiterature & literary studiesTime