Between 1880 and 1920, the United States experienced the most technological change in history. With the invention of the railroad and telegraph, people were able to communicate instantly and transit was rapid. This was the beginning of the concept of time and space being shattered. Additionally, photographs grabbed a moment of time and space – something that people hadn’t ever considered a possibility before. Since then, we’ve had the clock, refrigerated railcar, electric light, telephone, and other technological advances that shifted our concept of time and space.

Before this lesson in class, I hadn’t thought about the clock and the affect time has on our lives. Our entire lives surround time. Regardless of if it’s a cloudy, rainy, sunny, or stormy day, once it hits 7 am on our clock, I’m up and ready to get on with the day. Having time zones and standard time dislocated time because of easier access and ability to function at our jobs without needing sunlight or the natural world to agree with us.