Did You Know The Eiffel Tower Was Inspired By Your Femur?

Find out how human bones inspired the Eiffel Tower through the design principle of structural hierarchy.

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Did You Know the Eiffel Tower Was Inspired by Your Femur?

Narration by Janine Benyus
Director: Michael Kleiman
Producer: Joey Carey
Production Company: Sundial Pictures
Editor: Michael Kleiman
Additional Editing: Marina Epstein-Katz
Animation: Kyle Predki
Camera: Joshua Weinstein
Sound: Reed Adler
Archival Research: Audrey Evans
Special Thanks: Stefan and Paul Nowicki