Charles Eames

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Charles Eames

Charles Eames was an American designer, architect and film maker. In creative partnership with his spouse, Ray Kaiser Eames, he was responsible for groundbreaking contributions in the field of architecture, furniture design, industrial design, manufacturing and the photographic arts.

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The Fabulous FiftiesThe Fabulous Fifties · 1960
The Fabulous Fifties
★ 6.01960
MovieMusicTV Movie
The Fabulous Fifties, CBS, combines style, humor, and imagination. It was rich in touches of quality showmanship and equally rich in the memories of a decade which it revived. In recognition, the Peabody Television Award for entertainment is presented to The Fabulous Fifties, with a special word of praise for producer Leland Hayward and the top talent which appeared in this memorable entertainment special*. *The two-hour special featured comic takes and commentary about the previous decade by, among others, Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews, Mike Nichols and Elaine May, Dick Van Dyke, Shelley Berman, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, Jackie Gleason, Eric Severeid and Henry Fonda.
Powers of TenPowers of Ten · 1977
Powers of Ten
★ 7.71977
MovieDocumentary
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.
2ⁿ: A Story of the Power of Numbers2ⁿ: A Story of the Power of Numbers · 1961
2ⁿ: A Story of the Power of Numbers
★ 6.71961
MovieDocumentaryAnimation
2ⁿ is a story about the exponential growth of numbers raised to powers. Part of the Mathematica Peep Shows, one of five films made to accompany the Mathematica: A World of Numbers and Beyond exhibition at the California Museum of Science and Industry and the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.
An Introduction to FeedbackAn Introduction to Feedback · 1960
An Introduction to Feedback
★ 10.01960
MovieDocumentaryAnimation
The short film uses a variety of familiar examples that have the feedback principle in common to present a broad view of the phenomena present in control mechanisms and social situations.
IBM at the FairIBM at the Fair · 1965
IBM at the Fair
★ 6.01965
MovieDocumentary
This film reveals design proposals for the IBM pavilion at the 1964 New York World's Fair. It incorporates photography and animation to present the concepts, architecture, and overall look of the pavilion and to convey an impression of the exhibition's spirit and content.
A Computer GlossaryA Computer Glossary · 1968
A Computer Glossary
★ 7.51968
MovieAnimationDocumentary
From hardware to software, the basics of then-current computing technology is explained.
The Image of the CityThe Image of the City · 1969
The Image of the City
1969
Movie
"Based on the exhibition "Photography and the city", designed by the Eames Office for the Smithsonian Institute". A primer on the modern problems of and future solutions to growing cities.
Topology: Jordan's Curve TheoremTopology: Jordan's Curve Theorem · 1961
Topology: Jordan's Curve Theorem
★ 6.71961
MovieAnimation
Short animated film commissioned by IBM - to illustrate Camille Jordan's concept of topology - the fact that a simple closed curve divides a plane into an inside and an outside.

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A Rough Sketch for a Proposed Film Dealing with the Powers of Ten and the Relative Size of Things in the UniverseA Rough Sketch for a Proposed Film Dealing with the Powers of Ten and the Relative Size of Things in the Universe · 1968
A Rough Sketch for a Proposed Film Dealing with the Powers of Ten and the Relative Size of Things in the Universe
★ 7.21968
MovieDocumentaryAnimation
A Rough Sketch features a linear view of our universe from the human scale to the sea of galaxies, then directly down to the nucleus of a carbon atom. With images, narration, and a dashboard, it gives a clue to the relative size of things and what it means to add another zero to any number. The 1977 film, Powers of Ten, was an expanded and updated version of this 1968 study film. Charles and Ray often gave projects long titles to indicate that they were still exploring their ideas—that the presentation was a model or a type of “sketch.”

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