“The Mechanical Universe” by Blinn

  • ©James (Jim) F. Blinn  California Institute of Technology and JPL


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Track:


    01

Title:


    The Mechanical Universe

Director(s):


Company / Institution / Agency:


  • California Institute of Technology
  • JPL

Description:


    This represents a distillation of almost three hours of animation produced for the Mechanical Universe, a 30-part telecourse in basic physics funded by the Annonberg/ CPB project.

    Images designed and produced on a VAX 780, E&S PS2, and De Anza frame buffer, using an in-house animation system. Images recorded on Sony BVH2500 1″ videotape machine.


Additional Contributors:


    Producer and director: James F. Blinn.
    Assistants: Sylvie Rueff and Tom Brown.

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