Who made the initial decision of day light saving time???

Question

It amazes me that someone, somewhere had/has that kind of power to decide about "time".

Answer 1

Ben Franklin is usually credited with that, but he said it as a joke.

Later on, the US Government felt it worked in the nation's best interest to do so

Answer 2

"The idea of daylight saving was first conceived by Benjamin Franklin (portrait at right) during his sojourn as an American delegate in Paris in 1784, in an essay, "An Economical Project." Read more about Franklin's essay."
http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/c.html
http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/willett.html

Answer 3

Benjamin Franklin

Answer 4

Benjamin Franklin came up with the idea in 1784.

For when different countries adopted the idea, see:

http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/