The History of Daylight Saving Time

The simple act of changing a clock twice a year began with a surprising hobby: bug collecting. In 1895, a New Zealand entomologist named George Hudson wanted more sunlight for his passion. As an astronomer and post office worker, his free time was precious, and he hated seeing the summer daylight fade. He presented a paper to the Wellington Philosophical Society with a radical idea: a two-hour shift forward in October and back in March. His goal was to maximize evening leisure time. The proposal was met with ridicule, with some members calling it unscientific and confusing. While his plan for a two-hour jump wasn't adopted, Hudson had unknowingly started a global conversation about our relationship with time itself.