03-13-2022, 07:27 PM
The first person to propose the modern system of daylight saving time was…
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An entomologist
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George Vernon Hudson came up with the idea for daylight saving time because he was frustrated that dusk came so early in summer—it interfered with his evening bug-collecting rounds. In 1895, he went before the Royal Society of New Zealand and proposed a two-hour shift forward in October and a two-hour shift back in March. The learned society mocked the idea, saying it was confusing and unnecessary. New Zealand adopted daylight saving time in 1927.
Your answer
An entomologist
35% got this right
George Vernon Hudson came up with the idea for daylight saving time because he was frustrated that dusk came so early in summer—it interfered with his evening bug-collecting rounds. In 1895, he went before the Royal Society of New Zealand and proposed a two-hour shift forward in October and a two-hour shift back in March. The learned society mocked the idea, saying it was confusing and unnecessary. New Zealand adopted daylight saving time in 1927.
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