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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES |
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The world of the computer and the methods both man and machine use to solve problems are on display in a startling white egg-shaped theater, 90 feet high and covered with the letters IBM, repeated nearly 4,000 times. The structure towers above 45 rust-colored metal trees; located in this artificial grove are exhibit courts, a maze of walkways suspended above a reflecting pool, and a pentagon of little theaters where mechanical puppets perform. The exhibit was one of the last projects on which the late architect Eero Saarinen worked. The wonders inside the ovoid building were wrought by the noted designer Charles Eames.
| Said to have been inspired by the typing ball in the new IBM Selectric typewriter, the pavilion was a striking sight from any angle. Here the metal tree-shaped structures can be seen beneath the main building, which was a large theater. (CD18 Set 94 #21) |
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| The audience entered the theater in a most unusual way. After taking their seats on what looked like a giant set of bleachers, they were to discover that the entire wall of seats would rise into the theater. The seats were aptly dubbed "The People Wall." (CD10 Set 49 #5) |
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| Before the People Wall went into action, there was another surprise. A tuxedo-clad host made a startling arrival, descending from the roof above on a slender pedestal that lowered and raised hydraulically. (CD10 Set 49 #13) |
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