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Ray & Charles Eames: Powers of Ten - 1968

Submitted by Roland Faust on Thu, 06/10/2010 - 02:25
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Powers of Ten is a 1968 American documentary short film written and directed by Ray Eames and her husband, Charles Eames, rereleased in 1977. The film depicts the relative scale of the Universe in factors of ten (see also logarithmic scale and order of magnitude). The film is an adaptation of the 1957 book Cosmic View by Kees Boeke, and more recently is the basis of a new book version. Both adaptations, film and book, follow the form of the Boeke original, adding color and photography to the black and white drawings employed by Boeke in his seminal work.

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In 1998, "Powers of Ten" was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

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Sesame Street: Philip Glass' Geometry of Circles - 1979

Submitted by Roland Faust on Wed, 06/09/2010 - 22:47
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Geometry (Ancient Greek: γεωμετρία; geo- "earth", -metri "measurement") "Earth-measuring" is a part of mathematics concerned with questions of size, shape, relative position of figures, and the properties of space. Geometry is one of the oldest sciences.

Philip Glass (b. 1937) is a composer of contemporary classical music. In 1979, he wrote a series of short vocal and instrumental pieces for Sesame Street called "Geometry of Circles."

Sesame Street is an American children's television series and a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard, combining both education and entertainment. Sesame Street is well known for its Muppets characters created by Jim Henson. It premiered on November 10, 1969, and is the longest running children's program on television.

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Sesame Street: Psychedelic Countdown - 1970's

Submitted by Roland Faust on Wed, 06/09/2010 - 22:36
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You never knew how trippy a countdown could be until you've witnessed this short from Sesame Street in the early 1970's.

10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1!

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Sesame Street: NUMBER TWELVE - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 - 1970's

Submitted by Roland Faust on Mon, 05/17/2010 - 02:13
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You never knew how funky counting could be until you've experienced this short from Sesame Street in the early 1970's.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12!

Sesame Street is an American children's television series and a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard, combining both education and entertainment. Sesame Street is well known for its Muppets characters created by Jim Henson. It premiered on November 10, 1969, and is the longest running children's program on television.

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