Powers of ten: a film dealing with the relative size of things in the universe and the effect of adding another zero
Date:
1977
Dimensions:
8:47
Credit Line:
Eames Office
Object number:
1991.07.84
The ultimate Eamesian expression of systems and connections, Powers of Ten (1977, first version 1968) explores the relative size of things from the microscopic to the cosmic. With the camera pulling back at the rate of 10/10 meters per second, the film travels from an aerial view of a man in a Chicago park to the outer limits of the universe directly above him and back down into the microscopic world contained in the man's hand. Powers of Ten illustrates the universe as an arena of both continuity and change, of everyday picnics and cosmic mystery. Powers of Ten also demonstrates the Eameses' ability to make science both fascinating and accessible to the lay person.
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