Why was daylight savings time invented?

Answer 1

Benjamin Franklin was the first American to propose Daylights Savings, for the benefit of farmers. The work day in the summer seemed to start too late in the morning to farmers, who used to schedule their workday according to the milking of their dairy cows. Diary cows get very habitual when they're milked at the same time everyday. There udders are full by that time and if there is much of a delay, continued milk production causes swollen udders and considerable pain for the cow.

I live in Arizona and we do not change our clocks in the Spring or Fall. One thing we DON'T need to do is Arizona is save daylight!

Answer 2

Daylight Saving Time, or Summer Time as it is known in Britain, was invented by William Willett (1857 - 1915), who was a London builder living in Petts Wood in Kent. In 1907 he circulated a pamphlet to many Members of Parliament, town councils, businesses and other organisations, he outlined that for nearly half the year the sun shines upon the land for several hours each day while we are asleep, and is rapidly nearing the horizon, having already passed its western limit, when we reach home from work before it is over.

His proposal was to improve health and happiness by advancing the clocks twenty minutes on each of four Sundays in April, and by reversing this idea by the same amount on four Sundays in September. He reckoned that it would not only improve health and Happiness but it would save the country £2 1/2 million pounds, that was also taking into account the loss of earnings to the producers of artificial light.

Though the scheme was ridiculed and met with considerable opposition a Daylight Saving Bill was introduced in 1909, though it met with no success before war broke out.

In April, 1916, Daylight Saving Time was introduced as a wartime measure of economy, not only in Britain but, within a week or so, in nearly all countries, both allied and enemy. Sadly, William had died the previous year so never saw his idea put into effect.

In the U.S., every state but Hawaii and Arizona observe Daylight Saving Time. Hawaii is closer to the equator than the other states, and since the amount of daylight does not vary as much, the state did not feel it was necessary to set back the clock. Summer temperatures in Arizona often reach 100o, so lawmakers there decided it would be better to end the day early so Arizonians could enjoy an extra hour of cooler evening weather.

Answer 3

To save on energy bills, time was shifted to when the would be more light during working hours.

Answer 4

i think somthing about trains..and time..i dont know...i think diffrent time zones were for the trains like in the 1800 or w/e...but uhhh ya thats what i think

Answer 5

I think for farmers.