Philip Woodward - Achievements in Horology

Achievements in Horology

In retirement Philip Woodward wrote another classic book, My Own Right Time fondly known as MORT, a record of his passion for horology. Along with many other topics, MORT describes in detail the design of his clocks, including his masterpiece "W5".

Woodward contributed dozens of articles to horological periodicals over more than 30 years. From his experience as a mathematician and analyst of complex systems, he has made major contributions to scientific horology, including the definitive analysis of balance springs and much work on the properties of pendulums. In 2006 the British Horological Institute published a hard-cover collection of 63 articles with new notes by Dr. Woodward. The collection, “Woodward on Time”, originally compiled by Bill Taylor, ASC. became instantly known as "WOT". It was very well received.