Even though the concept and the crude models dated back to Plato, these were the first mass-produced alarm clocks and they paved the way for a huge improvement in personal and business efficiency.

尽管这个概念和原始模型可以追溯到柏拉图，但它们是第一批批量生产的闹钟， 它们为个人和企业效率的巨大提高铺平了道路。