he set his sights on making a completely isolated digital clock that doesn’t rely on external synchronization (well, except to initialize the time at first power-up). The accuracy goal he set ...

This part is listed as a “Digital Alarm Clock”. With a bit more internet searching, I think this is the chip that is in the majority of alarm clocks. If you set time and alarms by holding one ...

The clock was initially set at seven minutes to midnight and has moved 25 times since then. It can move backwards and forwards, with movement away from midnight showing that people can make positive ...