New York World's Fair (1939–1940)
GPTKB entity
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:World's_Fair
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| gptkbp:annualVisitors |
over 44 million
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| gptkbp:area |
1,216 acres
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| gptkbp:city |
gptkb:New_York_City
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:endDate |
1940-10-27
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| gptkbp:followedBy |
New York World's Fair (1964–1965)
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
New York World's Fair (1939–1940)
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Flushing_Meadows–Corona_Park
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| gptkbp:notableEvent |
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 the View-Master First public demonstration of television First public demonstration of the fluorescent lamp Debut of nylon Introduction of color photography by Kodak First public demonstration of the electric dishwasher First appearance of the View-Master First public demonstration of the air conditioning First public demonstration of the automatic door First public demonstration of the color television First public demonstration of the fax machine First public demonstration of the nylon stocking Release of the Westinghouse Time Capsule First public demonstration of the television broadcast First appearance of the Batman comic book character First public demonstration of the electric calculator Pepsi-Cola Pavilion with Salvador Dalí's Dream of Venus First public demonstration of the color photography |
| gptkbp:notableExhibit |
gptkb:IBM_Pavilion
gptkb:GM_Pavilion gptkb:Futurama gptkb:Trylon_and_Perisphere gptkb:Westinghouse_Time_Capsule gptkb:Democracity gptkb:Elektro_the_Moto-Man |
| gptkbp:opened |
gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
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| gptkbp:organizer |
gptkb:New_York_World's_Fair_Corporation
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Century_of_Progress
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| gptkbp:president |
gptkb:Grover_Whalen
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| gptkbp:startDate |
1939-04-30
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| gptkbp:state |
gptkb:New_York
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| gptkbp:theme |
gptkb:Building_the_World_of_Tomorrow
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| gptkbp:troopContributingCountries |
over 60
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Golden_Gate_International_Exposition
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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