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What country was he born in?
Scotland.
What did he invent?
Standard Time.⏰
True or false; He created Canada's first postage stamp.
Yes and it was called "Three Penny Beaver" in 1851.
What was his job?
He worked as a train engineer.
What did standard time help with?
Standard time is most known for aiding trains and weather forecast.
What are some societies/institutions did he create?
He founded the Royal Canadian Institute and was a founding member of the Royal Society of Canada.
Where did he work?
He worked in Canda.
What was his second invention?
His second invention was time zones.
When was he alive?
Born January 7, 1827 and died on July 22, 1915.
True or false; he has a college named after him.
True.
What did time zones do?
They maintain order of time and regulate day and night across the globe.
When was standard time invented?
1883.
What was his personality traits?
He was generous, kind, and educated.
Why did he make time?
A train went missing because they lost track of it because they had no way of checking time. He didn't want to lose any more trains.
Did he have a job after his invention?
Yes, he was Chancellor of Queen's University for 35 years.