With the compliments of Ray Eames

POWERS OF TEN

Philip and Phylis Morrison
and The Office of Charles and Ray Eames

"With the compliments of Ray Eames" presentation slip paper-clipped to front free endpaper. 5.5 x 8.5 printed sheet from the publisher, also listing The Office of Charles and Ray Eames / 901 Washington Boulevard / Venice, California 90291.

8.5 x 9.5 book with 159 pages with 43 full-page color stills from the film and numerous text illustrations. From the publisher: "Philip and Phylis Morrison collaborated in this volume to realize the vision of the late Charles Eames. Working with his wife and partner Ray Eames, Charles Eames created the remarkable film Powers of Ten which has given so many people their first grasp of the dimensions of the world in which we live . . . ."

Contents

• Looking at the World: An Essay
• The Journey
• In Comment
• Rules for A Journey of Mind and Eye
• Powers of 10: How to Write Numbers Large and Small
• Units of Length
• Reading the Rainbow
• Instrumental Vision
• Chronology
• Sources and Notes
• Resources for the Reader
• Index

The ultimate Eamesian expression of systems and connections, Powers of Ten explores the relative size of things from the microscopic to the cosmic. The 1977 film travels from an aerial view of a man in a Chicago park to the outer limits of the universe directly above him and back down into the microscopic world contained in the man's hand. Powers of Ten illustrates the universe as an arena of both continuity and change, of everyday picnics and cosmic mystery. The film also demonstrates the Eameses' ability to make science both fascinating and accessible.

Spreads from this volume can be viewed here.

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