TEDTalks Tom Shannon - Gravity - Defying Sculpture Inspired by the Sun, the Earth, the Moon Cover Image

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TEDTalks [electronic resource (video)] : Tom Shannon - Gravity - Defying Sculpture Inspired by the Sun, the Earth, the Moon / TED Conferences LLC.

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Summary:

Artist and inventor Tom Shannon's sculpture has been exhibited in galleries and institutions all around the world, including the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. He holds the patents for the first tactile telephone, a color television projector, and is developing a spherical helium airship whose entire surface is an LED video screen. In this fascinating TEDTalk, Shannon shows off his gravity-defying sculpture-made of simple, earthly materials-that floats and spins like planets on magnets and suspension wire.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (12 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2012], c2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on August 17, 2012. Films On Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Formatted Contents Note:	Sculpture: Proportionate Diameters of Earth and Moon (2:02) -- Magnetically Levitated Sculpture (0:45) -- Earth Moon and Sun (2:41) -- Spheres and Rays (1:52) -- Air Genie: Video Globe Airship (4:31)
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access requires authentication through Films On Demand.
Target Audience Note:	9 & up.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: Films On Demand platform.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's description.