Nicks wall by Cokacola https://padlet.com/nwclark2000/John_harrison en-us 2013-05-07 16:24:02 UTC 2024-06-05 22:49:39 UTC hello@padlet.com http://d20uo2axdbh83k.cloudfront.net/20130507/8da3221317297162e18a1dba354dbfda.jpg nwclark2000 https://padlet.com/nwclark2000/John_harrison/wish/9691369 2013-05-07 16:25:47 UTC https://padlet.com/nwclark2000/John_harrison/wish/9691369 How does he do it nwclark2000 https://padlet.com/nwclark2000/John_harrison/wish/9691378 You may be thinking of science fiction time travel but this is not it so if you were looking for that you may leave. The people of this time had a problem trying to have a clock that would work on a boat.  John Harrison devotes his entire life to a project that will revolutionize the world forever

]]> 2013-05-07 16:26:04 UTC https://padlet.com/nwclark2000/John_harrison/wish/9691378 Education nwclark2000 https://padlet.com/nwclark2000/John_harrison/wish/9733211 Completely self taught!!

Never attended a school or had any formal education

]]> 2013-05-08 15:47:15 UTC https://padlet.com/nwclark2000/John_harrison/wish/9733211 His profession nwclark2000 https://padlet.com/nwclark2000/John_harrison/wish/9733279 He started out as a simple carpenter but when the challenge to make a clock came, he rose to the task.

]]> 2013-05-08 15:48:15 UTC https://padlet.com/nwclark2000/John_harrison/wish/9733279 Life nwclark2000 https://padlet.com/nwclark2000/John_harrison/wish/9733506 Born on the 24 of March 1693, John was always known as very resourceful and was a good tinkerer. He started out as a carpenter then moved on to become a clock maker. John spent his whole life making these special clocks to eventually have his son finish his legacy.

]]> 2013-05-08 15:52:47 UTC https://padlet.com/nwclark2000/John_harrison/wish/9733506 The Event nwclark2000 https://padlet.com/nwclark2000/John_harrison/wish/9814508 The contest to make a clock that could work at sea with minimal errors started when he was 21. This excited him a lot.

Fun Fact

In the end he was never actually declared the "winner"

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]]> 2013-05-10 16:47:08 UTC https://padlet.com/nwclark2000/John_harrison/wish/9814909 nwclark2000 https://padlet.com/nwclark2000/John_harrison/wish/9815050 2013-05-10 16:50:16 UTC https://padlet.com/nwclark2000/John_harrison/wish/9815050 Bibliography nwclark2000 https://padlet.com/nwclark2000/John_harrison/wish/9875084 Lasky, Kathryn, and Kevin Hawkes. The Man Who Made Time Travel. New York: Melanie Kroups, 2003. Print. ]]> 2013-05-13 19:19:39 UTC https://padlet.com/nwclark2000/John_harrison/wish/9875084 How long nwclark2000 https://padlet.com/nwclark2000/John_harrison/wish/9875228 John devoted over 60 years of his life making clocks.

]]> 2013-05-13 19:23:05 UTC https://padlet.com/nwclark2000/John_harrison/wish/9875228 nwclark2000 https://padlet.com/nwclark2000/John_harrison/wish/9875405 2013-05-13 19:29:22 UTC https://padlet.com/nwclark2000/John_harrison/wish/9875405 Comparison nwclark2000 https://padlet.com/nwclark2000/John_harrison/wish/9875437 As you see can the to left, his first clock is the H1. Then you can see the H5 in his hand on the picture to the right.

]]> 2013-05-13 19:30:28 UTC https://padlet.com/nwclark2000/John_harrison/wish/9875437 Today nwclark2000 https://padlet.com/nwclark2000/John_harrison/wish/9875869 Without John Harrison we may not have found America or even have been able to safely navigate the seas.

]]> 2013-05-13 19:44:45 UTC https://padlet.com/nwclark2000/John_harrison/wish/9875869 Death nwclark2000 https://padlet.com/nwclark2000/John_harrison/wish/9878462 A specific date for his death was never given, but he died around the age of 80.

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