Domes [videorecording] / a co-production of WGBH Science Unit and Production Group, Inc. ; written, produced and directed by Tom Levenson ; co-produced by Stephanie Munroe ; PBS.
Program followed by Building small: Domes, with Kenny and Caroline (ca. 9 min.), a production of WGBH-TV Educational programming, produced and written by Harlan Reiniger. Building big with David Macaulay ; Building small with Kenny and Caroline from Zoom. Videocassette release of a PBS television production. Closed captioned for the hearing impaired. Funding by National Science Foundation, Siemens, The American Society of Civil Engineers, The National Endowment for the Humanities, The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and its viewers.
Summary:
Combines location sequences and animation to show the building of historical and modern domes. Building small demonstrates the building of a geodesic dome by children using rolled up newspaper.
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