The Powers of ten

Duration: 8

Year Published: 1968

Creator: EAMES CHARLES AND RAY

Format: 16mm

Description: Based on the book Cosmic View by Kees Boeke. Presents a linear view of the universe from the human scale, to the sea of galaxies, to the nucleus of a carbon atom. Demonstrates the powers of ten using an image, a narration, and a dashboard to give a clue to the relative size of things and to show what the addition of another zero to any number means.