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Moving Atoms: Making The World's Smallest Movie 2013
How did IBM researchers move all those atoms to make the world's smallest movie? This short behind-the-scenes documentary takes you inside the lab. Meet the scientists, see how they made a movie with atoms, and find out more about their research in the field of atomic memory and data storage.

Renaissance 2006 star_border 6.5
To find Ilona and unlock the secrets of her disappearance, Karas must plunge deep into the parallel worlds of corporate espionage, organized crime and genetic research - where the truth imprisons whoever finds it first and miracles can be bought but at a great price.

Tipsy Turvy 1989
1989 computer animation produced by IBM.

The Museum of Modern Art 1984
A short Emmy award-winning animation promoting New York's newly renovated Museum of Modern Art.

Powers of Ten 1977 star_border 7.7
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.

Permutations 1968 star_border 6
An experimental short film by John Whitney Sr. which combines animated shapes and colors; Computer graphics as dynamic, swirling art. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2014.

A Computer Glossary 1968
From hardware to software, the basics of then-current computing technology is explained.

The Paperwork Explosion 1967
Mankind has devoted too much time, too much money and plenty of space on paperwork and more paperwork. In the 1960's, to remove all those obstacles and all that paper, and in order to make life easier, IBM has created a groundbreaking device - a machine that could improve office relations and operations. IBM, through Jim Henson's picture, presents the 'Magnetic Tape Selectric Typewriter', a machine that does the work while we do the thinking.

Rowlf the Salesman 1966
Rowlf the Dog joins IBM as a salescanine, in three parts (and a conclusion).

Topology: Jordan's Curve Theorem 1961 star_border 5
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.

2ⁿ: A Story of the Power of Numbers 1961 star_border 7
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.

On Guard! 1956
Innovations in computer technology as weapons in the Cold War.