Who Influenced Him...

Banneker had met a man named Josef Levi who showed him a pocket watch. Banneker was so fascinated that Levi gave him the watch. He studied how it worked , drew a picture of it, and made the mathematical calculations for the parts. He worked on building the clock for two years. In 1753, he finally completed it. It was made of wood and it's gears were carved by hand. This was the first clock built in the United States. For more than 40 years, the clock struck every hour. It apparently stopped working the day that he died.