Winkel was born in Lippstadt,1777, settled in Amsterdam shortly after 1800, and in 1814, while experimenting with pendulums, he discovered that a pendulum weighted on both sides of the pivot could beat steady time, even for the slow tempos often used in European classical music.
In 1903 the newspaper O Estado de São Paulo called him "the most sensational player of all time" (o jogador mais sensacional de todos os tempos).
Tempos Difíceis (1987, Hard Times) "?title=Venice Film Festival">Venice Film Festival, official selection, competition – award of Italian critics-, Festival de New York, Lincoln Center
Her desire, conceptually parallel to different tempos of time outlined by historian Fernand Braudel, is to capture these human moments within the larger context of universal humanity.
Four Optare Tempos were also purchased by Swansea City Council in South Wales for use on a new park and ride service from the city centre to Fforestfach.