A clockmaker in his workshop, 1881. (Bildagentur-online / Universal Images Group / Getty Images) According to Prerau, the concept of daylight saving time can be attributed to three people.The first was Benjamin Franklin in the 18th century.

Franklin realized that waking up closer to sunrise gave him more hours of daylight to light his home and helped him save energy, as he used fewer smoky and expensive candles.The second was George Bernard Hudson in late 19th-century New Zealand.

Hudson was an entomologist and astronomer who proposed the idea of moving clocks forward to the Wellington Philosophical Society.The third person was William Willett in early 20th-century United Kingdom.

A builder and member of the Royal Astronomical Society, Willett introduced a bill in British Parliament to officially enact a time change.While none of the three saw their idea come to fruition in their lifetimes, the idea was later revived for an unexpected purpose — war.British soldiers synchronizing their watches on the front line during World War I. (The Print Collector / Getty Images) "It was World War I, and the Germans had heard of [daylight saving time]," said Prerau. "The Germans actually adopted daylight saving time first to help save energy during World War I in 1916.

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