A Century of Progress International Exposition

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:attendance 39,000,000
gptkbp:commemorates Chicago's centennial
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:1933_Chicago_World's_Fair
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:endDate 1934-10-31
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Brussels_International_Exposition_(1935)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label A Century of Progress International Exposition
gptkbp:location gptkb:Chicago
gptkbp:logo A Century of Progress logo.svg
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Science_Finds,_Industry_Applies,_Man_Conforms
gptkbp:notableEvent First Major Use of Neon Lighting at a World's Fair
First public demonstration of the General Motors Pavilion
First public demonstration of the Sears, Roebuck and Company House of Tomorrow
First public demonstration of the Dymaxion Car
First public demonstration of the Ford Rotunda
First public demonstration of the Hall of Science
First public demonstration of the Sky Ride
First public demonstration of the Zephyr streamlined train
First Major Use of Air Conditioning in Public Buildings
First public demonstration of the Homes of Tomorrow
First Major Use of Colorful Modernist Architecture at a World's Fair
First public demonstration of the Travel and Transport Building
gptkbp:notableExhibit gptkb:Hall_of_Science
gptkb:Travel_and_Transport_Building
gptkb:Homes_of_Tomorrow_Exhibition
gptkb:Sky_Ride
gptkb:General_Motors_Pavilion
gptkb:Ford_Rotunda
gptkb:Sears,_Roebuck_and_Company_House_of_Tomorrow
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:A_Century_of_Progress_International_Exposition
gptkbp:opened gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkbp:organizer gptkb:A_Century_of_Progress,_Inc.
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Exposition_Internationale_des_Arts_Décoratifs_et_Industriels_Modernes
gptkbp:startDate 1933-05-27
gptkbp:theme Science and industry
Technological innovation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Century_of_Progress_World's_Fair
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6