What if you could build a clock that would last for 10,000 years? A clock that would tick only once a year, bong once a century, and cuckoo once a millennium? A clock that would be a symbol of ...

The story of the 10,000-year clock began in 1995, when computer scientist and inventor Danny Hillis published an essay in Wired magazine's issue titled "Wired Scenarios: The Future Future." In it, he ...

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Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos has a hobby of his own – he is helping build a 10,000-year clock that ticks just once a year. In 2011, Bezos shared an update on the clock’s construction, stating ...

Have you ever looked at a clock and thought, “This could be so much more than just a way to tell time”? Imagine a timepiece that doubles as a modern art installation, a glowing hexagonal masterpiece ...

Every maker needs a geeky wall clock and the geekiest way to get one is to build your own. With so many modular and open-source options, building your own decorative clock is far from the most ...

Quantum timekeeping is supposed to be the ultimate in efficiency, with tiny devices that tick using the rules of quantum ...

There is no documentation of an exact date of when Joseph Kyle Roumain placed a clock in front of his building at 343 Third St. in Baton Rouge, but it wasn't there when the building opened in 1913.

The objective of the project is to create and display a working clock on the surface of a CRT tube in the form of oscilloscope. The design uses an old TRIO 20MHz oscilloscope to produce the image. A ...

OLYPHANT — The time has come for Olyphant to modernize its century-old clock tower. Borough council voted Tuesday to use $37,500 to pay for the rehabilitation and repair of the clock tower rising ...

The clock may not have been part of the original Roumain package, but for Ina Bridges, the timekeeper has always been a Third Street fixture in downtown Baton Rouge. "I remember looking up at it while ...