# Banneker's Clock and Pearse's Plane

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Podcast: [The Past and The Curious: A History Podcast for Kids and Families](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-past-and-the-curious-a-history-podcast-for-kids-and-families-743179)
Published: 2025-01-29T08:40:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2009

## Resource

Two guys who grew up on farms. Both were tinkerers. Benjamin Banneker, a free Black American created the first striking clock built in America. Richard Pearse, from New Zealand, was a pioneer in flight. Was he a first? we don't know for sure. But he was pretty interesting!

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