The Powers of Ten |
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04:59 /
04.01.2007
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| Made in 1977 by husband and wife team Charles and Ray Eames, I first saw this film about three years ago when artist Keith Tyson gave a lecture at the Tate Modern. It was the very first thing he put on and he explained how influential it had been on his work. | I find it fascinating how the film illustrates the self-similarity of the universe as it alternates between tiny densely packed spaces to vast sparse vacuums. It makes you realise the sheer complexity of organisms like ourselves and how any point of view is just relative to your position. |
If you liked that you'll probably enjoy this: "In string theory, physicists tell us that the subatomic particles that make up our universe are created within ten spatial dimensions (plus an additional dimension of time) by the vibrations of exquisitely small "superstrings". The average person has barely gotten used to the idea of there being four dimensions: how can we possibly imagine the tenth?"
http://www.tenthdimension.com/flash2.php
http://www.tenthdimension.com/flash2.php
Posted by Rob Bryanton
07:34 / 04/01/2007
07:34 / 04/01/2007
The video is viewable on Google Video. It really is a great little piece of film that needs to be seen in motion to be appreciated. And a great script, but that voice...
Posted by Mark Wheeler
10:00 / 04/01/2007
10:00 / 04/01/2007
Hey!, I found this film fascinating.
Some pop references to the powers of ten......
Some pop references to the powers of ten......
Posted by Luke Daenen
10:35 / 06/01/2007
10:35 / 06/01/2007
I think this film is a reworking of 'Cosmic Zoom' from 1968 - a very similar idea, though treated rather less scientifically than in 'Powers of Ten'. My memories of 'Cosmic Zoom' are a little vague, though it seemed to come across as a bit more of a sensory experience rather than an explanatory one - it had no narrative, and I must say that the clarity of exposition in 'Powers of Ten' is very good.
Posted by Noise Heat Power
02:36 / 18/01/2007
02:36 / 18/01/2007
I saw this movie for the first time when I was in tenth grade ( a long time ago). I knew I'd either be an artist or a scientist from that point on. Then, after taking calculus in college knew I'd be an artist.
Posted by Brent Patterson
13:46 / 22/01/2007
13:46 / 22/01/2007
Also have a look at universcale
http://www.nikon.co.jp/main/eng/feelnikon/discovery/universcale/index_f.htm
http://www.nikon.co.jp/main/eng/feelnikon/discovery/universcale/index_f.htm
Posted by Marcus Leis Allion
06:00 / 14/04/2007
06:00 / 14/04/2007
infinity in every direction!! and thats the truth. everything everywhere is endless.
Posted by outside
22:58 / 28/04/2007
22:58 / 28/04/2007
Look thru an imaginary telescope...you'll see galaxies / clusters of galaxies. Now, look thru the other end. You'll see molecules and atoms and "stuff". Isn't life as we view it kinda sorta the same thing? We're caught in the middle of two "infinite" universes! One (too?) big...one (too?) small.
Posted by ted hart
19:40 / 26/06/2007
19:40 / 26/06/2007
The picnic location is pretty easy to find in Google Earth (and Google Maps)!
I've posted a placemark file for Soldier Field in Chicago, which has a Wikipedia marker for Powers of Ten: http://www.soybox.com/Powers-of-Ten.kmz.zip
(The placemark is zip compressed. Decompressing and opening in Google Earth should take you there. Don't worry: no viruses or funny business here.)
I've posted a placemark file for Soldier Field in Chicago, which has a Wikipedia marker for Powers of Ten: http://www.soybox.com/Powers-of-Ten.kmz.zip
(The placemark is zip compressed. Decompressing and opening in Google Earth should take you there. Don't worry: no viruses or funny business here.)
Posted by Rick Elizaga
23:45 / 08/07/2007
23:45 / 08/07/2007
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