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At the age of 21, Banneker's life was changed when he saw a neighbor's pocket watch. (Some say the watch belonged to Josef Levi, a traveling salesman.) He borrowed the watch, took it apart to draw all its pieces, then reassembled it and returned it running to its owner. Banneker then carved large-scale wooden replicas of each piece, calculating the gear assemblies himself, and used the parts to make a striking clock, the first wooden clock in the United States. The clock continued to work, striking each hour, for more than 40 years.
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What accomplishments awards did Benjamin Banneker have?
Benjamin Banneker made the first striking clock to be made completely in America. He published an Almanac from 1791 to 1796. He helped to survey the District of Columbia. He published a treatise on bees, did a mathematical study on the cycle of seventeen year locust and wrote passionately about the antislavery movement.
When did Benjamin Banneker invent wooden watches?
he made the watch in 1753 when he was 22 years old
What did Benjamin benneker do?
Banneker was a watch maker and surveyor. He helped survey the land area that was to become Washington DC.
How did Benjamin Banneker invention affect society?
ii think that if he didnt invent it we wouldnt know what time it was if we didnt haVE A WATCH AND THAT OUR HOUSES WOULDNT LOOK AS GOOD .
What were several Things Benjamin Banneker accomplished?
I checked with an article in a database my library subscribes, to, Biography in Context. Your library may also have this database or one similar which enables you to use a variety of biographical resources from home!Benjamin Banneker is credited with being the first African American man of science. He was a self-taught mathematician and astronomer, and in 1791 he participated in the survey of federal territory that later became Washington, D.C. Early in life, he built a striking clock with hand-carved wooden parts from his observations of a pocket watch, and in 1792 he published the first almanac written by a black. The astronomical tables that he calculated for his almanacs were published from that year until 1797.Source: "Benjamin Banneker." Notable Black American Men, Book II. Ed. Jessie Carney Smith. Detroit: Gale, 1998. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 10 Nov. 2011.
What are some Benjamin Banneker interesting facts?
one is a man two: he is good three has a birthday four is dead five used to be a baby six was alive seven died eight lived a long time ago nine ate food and drank water ten name was Benjamin Banneker
Where was the first pocket watch made?
The pocket watch was the most common type of watch from their development in the 16th century until wristwatches became popular after World War I.
Why did Benjamin Banneker become a clockmaker?
http://www.blackinventor.com/pages/benjamin-banneker.html He became a clock maker after Josef Levi gave him a watch. He took it apart to figure out how it worked, put it back together, and then made a replica of the watch. Only instead of making it wrist sized, he made it larger so it would fit on a wall.
What was the first thing Henry ford took apart?
Pocket Watch
When was the pocket watch invented?
The pocket watch was invented in the year 1504.
What did peter henlein invent?
peter henlein invented the first pocket watch.
When was Chabiwali Pocket Watch created?
Chabiwali Pocket Watch was created in 2006.
