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The '''''Powers of Ten''''' films are two short American documentary films written and directed by Charles and Ray Eames. Both works depict the relative [[Spatial scale (nonfiction)|spatial scale]] of the Universe according to an order of magnitude (or logarithmic scale) based on a factor of ten, first expanding out from the Earth until the entire universe is surveyed, then reducing inward until a single atom and its quarks are observed | The '''''Powers of Ten''''' films are two short American documentary films written and directed by Charles and Ray Eames. Both works depict the relative [[Spatial scale (nonfiction)|spatial scale]] of the Universe according to an order of magnitude (or logarithmic scale) based on a factor of ten, first expanding out from the Earth until the entire universe is surveyed, then reducing inward until a single atom and its quarks are observed. | ||
The ''Powers of Ten'' films were adaptations of the book ''Cosmic View'' (1957) by Dutch educator Kees Boeke. Both films, and a book based on the second film, follow the form of the Boeke original, adding color and photography to the black and white drawings employed by Boeke in his seminal work. | == Description == | ||
The first film: ''A Rough Sketch for a Proposed Film Dealing with the Powers of Ten and the Relative Size of Things in the Universe'' — was a prototype and was completed in 1968; the second film: ''Powers of Ten: A Film Dealing with the Relative Size of Things in the Universe and the Effect of Adding Another Zero'' — was completed in 1977. | |||
The ''Powers of Ten'' films were adaptations of the book ''Cosmic View'' (1957) by Dutch educator [[Kees Boeke (nonfiction)|Kees Boeke]]. Both films, and a book based on the second film, follow the form of the Boeke original, adding color and photography to the black and white drawings employed by Boeke in his seminal work. | |||
The 1977 film has a number of changes from the prototype, including being entirely in color, moving the starting location from Miami to Chicago, removing the relativistic (time) dimension, introducing an additional two powers of ten at each extreme, a change in narrator from Judith Bronowski to Philip Morrison, and much improved graphics. | The 1977 film has a number of changes from the prototype, including being entirely in color, moving the starting location from Miami to Chicago, removing the relativistic (time) dimension, introducing an additional two powers of ten at each extreme, a change in narrator from Judith Bronowski to Philip Morrison, and much improved graphics. | ||
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== In the News == | |||
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== Fiction cross-reference == | |||
* [[Crimes against mathematical constants]] | |||
* [[Gnomon algorithm]] | |||
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | |||
* [[Mathematics]] | |||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | |||
* [[Kees Boeke (nonfiction)]] | |||
* [[Mathematics (nonfiction)]] | |||
== External links == | |||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fKBhvDjuy0 Powers of Ten] @ YouTube | |||
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Latest revision as of 05:36, 8 July 2023
The Powers of Ten films are two short American documentary films written and directed by Charles and Ray Eames. Both works depict the relative spatial scale of the Universe according to an order of magnitude (or logarithmic scale) based on a factor of ten, first expanding out from the Earth until the entire universe is surveyed, then reducing inward until a single atom and its quarks are observed.
Description
The first film: A Rough Sketch for a Proposed Film Dealing with the Powers of Ten and the Relative Size of Things in the Universe — was a prototype and was completed in 1968; the second film: Powers of Ten: A Film Dealing with the Relative Size of Things in the Universe and the Effect of Adding Another Zero — was completed in 1977.
The Powers of Ten films were adaptations of the book Cosmic View (1957) by Dutch educator Kees Boeke. Both films, and a book based on the second film, follow the form of the Boeke original, adding color and photography to the black and white drawings employed by Boeke in his seminal work.
The 1977 film has a number of changes from the prototype, including being entirely in color, moving the starting location from Miami to Chicago, removing the relativistic (time) dimension, introducing an additional two powers of ten at each extreme, a change in narrator from Judith Bronowski to Philip Morrison, and much improved graphics.
In 1998, Powers of Ten (1977) was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
- Powers of Ten (film) @ Wikipedia
In the News
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links
- Powers of Ten @ YouTube