hɪz wˈɜːk hɐz stɹˈɔŋli ˈɪnfluːənst θˈɪŋkɪŋ ɐbˌaʊt ðə nˈeɪtʃɚɹ ʌv tˈaɪm əkɹˌɑːs ðə dˈɪsɪplˌɪnz fɹʌm fˈɪzɪks tə sˌoʊsɪˈɑːlədʒi, baɪˈɑːlədʒi tə kəmpˈæɹətˌɪv ɹᵻlˈɪdʒən, ænd hiː wʌzɐ sˈɛmɪnəl fˈɪɡjɚɹ ɪnðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ˌɪntɚdˈɪsɪplˌɪnɛɹi stˈʌdi ʌv tˌɛmpoːɹˈælᵻɾi.
His work has strongly influenced thinking about the nature of time across the disciplines from physics to sociology, biology to comparative religion, and he was a seminal figure in the general interdisciplinary study of temporality.