Keeping time and the instruments that keep our time have long held fascination for scientists and design enthusiasts. Since the early 17th century when Galileo Galilei discovered that pendulums could ...

WAUKESHA, Wis. — Bill Galinsky has likely heard the call of the American cowbird more times than an ornithologist. The European cuckoo, too — Galinsky hears that bird all day, every day. Whether it’s ...

CROWN POINT | It was noon on a Monday and the magical, musical sound of chimes filled the air as the man and woman brought in their German-made cuckoo clock to Prime Time Clock Repair. "It doesn't ...

To a veteran horologist, "time is still a man-made invention." In his Pennsylvania workshop, he fixes its flaws. Horologist Theron "Jeff" Jeffery has been fixing clocks at his Ye Old Clock Shoppe in ...

New Delhi: Grandfather clocks with trademark vintage appeal are being bought to India by Japanese Clockmaker, Rhythm Watch Co. Ltd. The company offers wrist watches that cater to mid-end to high-end ...

Pressed for time? How can that be? We have ATMs, Egg McMuffins and e-mail. We have microwave ovens, instant hot-water dispensers, icemakers and dishwashers. We have fax machines, cell phones and speed ...