ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Simon Willard

Simon Willard was a man who lived a long time ago, in the 1700s. He was really good at making clocks. Clocks are like the ones you see on a wall that have arms that go around and show you what time it is.

Simon's clocks were special because they were very accurate. That means they were really good at telling time! They were so good that people even used them to set other clocks in their house.

Simon made lots of clocks in his life, and he worked really hard at it. He wanted to make sure that they were perfect and would always work well. That's why people still talk about him today and his clocks are still really popular.