Maker Faire Bay Area 2009
The Clock of the Long Now

Location:   Expo Hall  104   

Long Now's 10,000 Year Clock is a monument to long-term thinking. See one of the first full-sized component prototypes of the Clock: an 8-foot diameter Geneva wheel mechanism that is part of the bell ringing system.

Web site: http://www.longnow.org/projects/clock/#clockessay

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The Long Now Foundation
The Long Now Foundation began in 01996 to foster long-term thinking and responsibility through a series of ambitious projects.
http://www.longnow.org

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