The Information Machine

Overview

Charles and Ray produced this film for IBM’s pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair. The Information Machine was the first completely animated project produced by the Eames Office. Intended as an introduction to the electronic computer, the film depicts the computer as the culmination of the tools and systems we have created over the centuries to process information. It also explores how humans solved problems both before and after this technology was invented. The Information Machine is ultimately the story of our continual need to process and communicate larger and more complex amounts of data, and how we learn to manipulate abstractions with increasing sophistication and skill.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1957

Original language

English

Spoken languages

english

Countries

United States of America

Production

Office of Charles & Ray Eames

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt0051775