<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/djT-HNnWX8w" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> "The Information Machine: Creative Man and the Data Processor" was commissioned by IBM to introduce the computer ("the electronic calculator") to the general public. It was the first completely animated project produced by the Eames Office. It begins with the assertion that man's ability to control nature has been limited by his ability to speculate. An interesting illustration is the oft-told story of a genie granting a wish that has gone awry, because the wish was poorly formulated in the first place. Man has come up with many tools, primarily mathematics, to overcome his failure to predict. Computers are an extension of these tools. "They process information so it can be made meaningful at the human scale." 3 uses of computers are described: - balance and control (industrial processes, accounting, historical data) - removing drudgery from design (Computers are capable of "infinite variations and trustworthy memory.") - simulation It concludes that: - Computers turn inspiration into prediction. - Computers can expand our range of concepts without losing our grip on details. - "This is the story of a technique in the service of mankind."