Corpus Clock

52°12.2256′N 0°7.0584′E / 52.2037600°N 0.1176400°E / 52.2037600; 0.1176400

The Corpus Clock at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge

The Corpus Clock, also known as the Grasshopper clock, is a large sculptural clock at street level on the outside of the Taylor Library at Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge, in the United Kingdom, at the junction of Bene't Street and Trumpington Street, looking out over King's Parade. It was conceived and funded by John C. Taylor, an old member of the college.

It was officially unveiled to the public on 19 September 2008 by Cambridge physicist Stephen Hawking.[1] The clock was named one of Time's Best Inventions of 2008.[2]

  1. ^ "Hawking unveils 'strangest clock'". BBC. 19 September 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2008.
  2. ^ "48. The Time Eater Clock: TIME's Best Inventions of 2008". Time. 10 November 2008. Archived from the original on 2 November 2008. Retrieved 18 November 2008.