Billionaire Jeff Bezos has reportedly invested Rs 350 crore ($42 million) to support the construction of a 500-feet tall clock designed to last 10,000 years. The clock, located inside a mountain in Texas, is the brainchild of computer scientist Danny Hillis and features a solar synchronizer, pendulum, chime generator, and gears and dials powered by the Earth's thermal cycles. Crafted from durable materials like titanium, ceramics, quartz, sapphire, and stainless steel, the clock is intended to require minimal maintenance. It will mark time with astronomic and calendric displays, generating over 3.5 million unique bell chime sequences for each day it's visited over the next 10,000 years. The clock also includes five room-sized anniversary chambers for time-related artifacts and messages about humanity's future. The clock, known as "The Clock of the Long Now," is being built by the Long Now Foundation, with no completion date currently set. Visitors will be limited to maintain the clock's integrity and mystery, and energy-saving measures include updating display dials only when a visitor is present.
Key Points:
1. Jeff Bezos has invested Rs 350 crore ($42 million) to build a 500-feet tall clock designed to last 10,000 years, located inside a mountain in Texas.
2. The clock, designed by computer scientist Danny Hillis, ticks once a year and uses Earth's thermal cycles to power itself, incorporating a solar synchronizer, a pendulum, a chime generator, and gears.
3. Engineered for minimal maintenance, the clock is entirely mechanical, made of long-lasting materials such as titanium, ceramics, quartz, sapphire, and stainless steel.
4. It marks time with astronomic and calendric displays and can produce over 3.5 million unique bell chime sequences, one for every day the clock is visited over the next 10,000 years.
5. The clock has five room-sized anniversary chambers for each significant anniversary and will hold time-related artifacts and messages about humanity's future.
6. Work on the clock is ongoing, and no completion date has been set. It is being built by the Long Now Foundation and is called "The Clock of the Long Now."
7. The foundation states that the clock is designed to keep accurate time for the next ten millennia and will only update its display dials when a visitor is present to provide the necessary power.
8. Visitors to the clock will be limited to preserve its integrity and mystery. The clock will be free to visit, and its location requires a day's hike to reach its interior gears.
9. The clock is part of a project called The 10,000 Year Clock, initiated by the Long Now Foundation to encourage long-term thinking and responsibility.
10. The Clock of the Long Now aims to serve as a monument-scale mechanical clock, inviting contemplation of humanity's long-term impact on the planet and future generations.
(With Agency Inputs)
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