Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos Spends $42 Million To Build A Clock, Here's Why

 

The creator, executive chairman, and former president and CEO of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, invested $42 million to construct a massive clock that is intended to run for 10,000 years.

Called “The Clock of the Long Now,” it is being built inside a mountain in Texas. It is intended to be both an engineering marvel and a work of artistic genius.

Why is Jeff Bezos investing $42 million in the clock’s construction? What is the clock’s purpose? What type of person is Jeff Bezos?

For the next 10,000 years, “The Clock of the Long Now” can produce more than 3.5 million different bell chime sequences, one for each day the clock is viewed.

The clock will continue to keep accurate time for the duration of this long period. Danny Hillis, a computer scientist and inventor, created it. The clock will get its energy from the heat cycles of the Earth. Its height is estimated to be 500 feet.

Building the clock will cost Jeff Bezos $42 million, with the goal of showcasing humanity’s promising future. He made an investment in the clock to promote responsibility and long-term thinking.

Jeff Bezos made news earlier when he revealed the escape door to 18,000 workers. The “pay to quit” program at Amazon has caused chaos among workers.