City University Of New York: Brooklyn College: David Prerau, Expert On Daylight Saving Time, Speaks On The Much-Debated Practice

Press release from the Brooklyn College:

November 10, 221

On November 7, clocks moved back an hour and once again Americans are discussing the pros and cons of daylight saving time. Opinions vary about the practice of setting standard time forward by one hour in the spring and restoring it by setting it back by one hour in the fall. For David Prerau, researching and discussing daylight saving time is a passion that has been part of a well-respected career in science.

Widely considered a leading international expert on the subject, Prerau, who studied physics at Brooklyn College in 1959 and 1960 and holds a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, became interested in daylight saving time while conducting technical research for the U.S. Department of Transportation. He noticed that discourse around the practice was largely confined to scientific and research communities and that even then, not much hard data was available. So he began extensive research and analysis of the history, practice, and effects of this twice-yearly event.

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This press release was produced by the Brooklyn College. The views expressed here are the author’s own.