Statements (77)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:World's_Fair
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| gptkbp:attendance |
over 10 million (1940 season)
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| gptkbp:city |
gptkb:New_York_City
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| gptkbp:closed |
October 27, 1940
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Expo_1958
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
1940 New York World's Fair
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Flushing_Meadows–Corona_Park
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| gptkbp:notableEvent |
gptkb:First_public_demonstration_of_Smell-O-Vision
gptkb:First_public_demonstration_of_View-Master gptkb:First_public_demonstration_of_the_Futurama_exhibit gptkb:First_public_demonstration_of_the_IBM_Electric_Typewriter gptkb:First_public_demonstration_of_the_Voder_(speech_synthesizer) gptkb:First_public_demonstration_of_the_Westinghouse_Time_Capsule gptkb:First_public_demonstration_of_the_talking_robot_Elektro First public demonstration of air conditioning First public demonstration of fluorescent lighting First public demonstration of nylon First public demonstration of the RCA Recording Studio Pavilion First public demonstration of the RCA Record Pavilion First public demonstration of the Ford Pavilion assembly line First public demonstration of the RCA Dream Pavilion First public demonstration of the Trylon and Perisphere First public demonstration of the RCA Innovation Pavilion First public demonstration of color television by RCA First public demonstration of the RCA Electronics Pavilion First public demonstration of early computers First public demonstration of fax machine First public demonstration of the AT&T Pavilion First public demonstration of the IBM Pavilion First public demonstration of the RCA Pavilion First public demonstration of the RCA Engineering Pavilion Many European pavilions closed due to WWII Norway Pavilion raised funds for war relief First public demonstration of the RCA Imagination Pavilion USSR Pavilion closed in 1940 First public demonstration of the Democracity model First public demonstration of the Westinghouse Pavilion First public demonstration of the RCA Development Pavilion First public demonstration of the RCA Broadcasting Pavilion First public demonstration of the RCA Exploration Pavilion First public demonstration of the RCA Radio Pavilion First public demonstration of the Bell Telephone Pavilion First public demonstration of the RCA Sound Pavilion First public demonstration of the RCA Inspiration Pavilion First public demonstration of the Railroads on Parade exhibit First public demonstration of the RCA Invention Pavilion First public demonstration of the RCA Television Pavilion Polish Pavilion did not return to Nazi-occupied Poland First public demonstration of the RCA Phonograph Pavilion First public demonstration of the RCA Adventure Pavilion First public demonstration of the RCA Research Pavilion First public demonstration of the RCA Communications Pavilion First public demonstration of the RCA Discovery Pavilion First public demonstration of the RCA Color Television Pavilion First public demonstration of the RCA Vision Pavilion First public demonstration of the General Motors Pavilion |
| gptkbp:notableExhibit |
gptkb:GM_Pavilion
gptkb:Futurama gptkb:Ford_Pavilion gptkb:Railroads_on_Parade gptkb:Trylon_and_Perisphere gptkb:Westinghouse_Time_Capsule gptkb:Democracity gptkb:Elektro_the_Moto-Man gptkb:IBM_Electric_Typewriter |
| gptkbp:opened |
May 11, 1940
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| gptkbp:organizer |
gptkb:New_York_World's_Fair_Corporation
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| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:1939–1940_New_York_World's_Fair
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:1939_New_York_World's_Fair
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| gptkbp:president |
gptkb:Grover_Whalen
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Reflected pre-WWII optimism
Showcased visions of the future |
| gptkbp:state |
gptkb:New_York
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| gptkbp:theme |
gptkb:Building_the_World_of_Tomorrow
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:New_York_World's_Fair_Corporation
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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