John Harrison Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for John Harrison, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

3 records1735–19693 events2 places

Chronological biography

1735

Invention of Chronometer1735

Science / Technology · London

Invents the chronometer

Longitude Work1735

Science / Navigation · Clockmaker · Greenwich

Harrison's marine timekeeping work enters longitude debates centred on Greenwich.

1969

Hawkwind1969

Arts / Popular Music · Member of Hawkwind · London

Slattery and Brock jammed together and with whoever else was around, the genesis of Hawkwind is in their meeting with bass player John Harrison, who was also taking an interest in experimental music. Founder Member of Hawkwind

Titles and roles

Clockmaker · Member of Hawkwind

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.