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4 unusual facts about Clock of the Long Now


Clock of the Long Now

The manufacture and site construction of the first full-scale prototype clock is being funded by Jeff Bezos, who has donated $42 million, and is located on his Texas land.

The site is on property owned by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, who is also funding its construction.

Before building the public clock in Nevada, the foundation is building a full-scale clock of similar design in a mountain near Van Horn, Texas.

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One of their projects involves the construction of a clock, designed by W. Daniel Hillis, intended to keep time for 10,000 years.


Van Horn, Texas

In 2009 The Van Horn Advocate announced that the Long Now Foundation was starting geologic testing for an underground space to house a 10,000 Year Clock of the Long Now, on the Bezos ranch, north of Van Horn.

W. Daniel Hillis

This clock became the Clock of the Long Now, a name invented by the songwriter and composer, Brian Eno.


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