Albert Einstein is quoted as saying:
"Space and time are modes by which we think, not conditions under which we live".

Despite this astute observation on Albert's part, it does not take an Einstein to recognize the fact that humanity has had an obsession with time and keeping track of it since, well - since time for man began. From markings on the walls of prehistoric caves, noting the passage and phases of the moon to todays' most sophisticated atomic clocks.

Scientists and historians tell us that this preoccupation with time started with the biggest and grandest clock of all: nature. The rising and setting of the sun, phases of the moon and the regular, predictable changing seasons have undoubtedly dictated that as a thinking, reasoning breed we would become obsessed with time and the passage of it. And with good reason. We plant and harvest our crops, as well as fish our oceans in accordance with the seasons. We mark our mortality and that of the people and things we love and hate in years, month, days, hours, minutes and seconds. Humanities existence is dictated by its environment, that environment can be predicted by what time it is on a global, seasonal level. It's no wonder we have a preoccupation with time and keeping track of it.

As one might expect with the advent of the net and its ability to disperse information, we now have greater access to new approaches for the keeping of time and clocks of different ilk than ever before. Everything from The original 'Doomsday Clock' to real time clocks, which operate in an URL are to be found. Here are a few links....