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Powers of Ten
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Title: Powers of Ten

Release Date: 4 Jun 1977

Runtime: 9m

Genre: Documentary, Animation

Director: International Business Machines (IBM), Office of Charles & Ray Eames

Production Companies: International Business Machines (IBM), Office of Charles & Ray Eames

Overview: A scientific film essay, narrated by Phil Morrison. A set of pictures of two picnickers in a park, with the area of each frame one-tenth the size of the one before. Starting from a view of the entire known universe, the camera gradually zooms in until we are viewing the subatomic particles on a man's hand.

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Average Vote: 7.7 (74 votes)

Cast

  • Narrator (voice): Philip Morrison
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