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The Invention of Alarm Clock

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Antoine Redier

The first alarm clock that could set the time was created by Antoine Redier in 1847.

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History

More than 4,000 years ago, at the time when most of the planet's people were farmers, there were no digital clocks.

From there, was created the sundial and it works according to the position of the sun.

  • From here a noite.
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How people woke up before the alarm clock?

  1. With the help of a rooster;
  2. With the help of a knocker-up;
  3. With the sunrise;
  4. With their bladders.

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The Knocker-up

The knocker-up was a profession that emerged at the time of the Industrial Revolution, with the aim of waking up workers to arrive to work on time. The human alarm clock used a bamboo or a large stick to wake up the workers.

Did you know?

The first alarm clock appeared in Ancient Greece and were called "klepsydra". They consisted of water vessels with a small hole, which dripped slowly during the night.

The first alarm clock was created by the American Levi Hutchins in 1787.