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The similarly superpowered Clockworks patient he meets, played by Rachel Keller, is named Sydney Barrett—a Pink reference that’s less a nod than a spasmodic jerk.

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2017

Clockworks is named for one Stanley Kubrick film and patterned after another, with gleaming white 2001 hallways that flash HAL 9000–red when David loses his temper.

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2017

Innovative Clockworks In the 16th century Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe and his contemporaries tried to use clocks for scientific purposes, yet even the best ones were still too unreliable.

From Scientific American • Dec. 31, 2011