The Modern History of Timekeeping: How the Watch Made It to the Moon

There’s a lot of talk about the first man on the moon but what about the first watch? John Biggs talks about the mechanical watch that made lunar history and how, from humble beginnings, this unassuming hunk of metal gave birth to modern cloud computing. That’s right: if it weren’t for a watch, you’d never be able to say “Hey Alexa, what’s the weather outside?”

John is a writer and maker from Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, which is the best part of Brooklyn. He writes for TechCrunch and also wrote a book on Marie Antoinette’s watch. You can pick it up at johnbiggsbooks.com