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A time capsule hidden since 1887 in a pedestal beneath a statue of Robert E. Lee was opened in December 2021 after the statue's removal, revealing an 1875 almanac, a waterlogged book of fiction, a British coin, a catalog, a letter and a photograph of a master stonemason who worked on the pedestal. [60] 1887 Dedham Museum and Archive: Dedham ...
It is widely debated when time capsules were first used, but the concept is fairly simple, and the idea and first use of time capsules could be much older than is currently documented. [2] The term "time capsule" appears to be a relatively recent coinage dating from 1938. [3] In Poland a time capsule dating to 1726 has been found. [4]
The NotForgotten Library Depository is designated as an archive and special library by OCLC.The library preserves the time capsules and also maintains a general global registry and map of all Time Capsules buried anywhere (The International Time Capsule Catalog) - tracking the world's time capsules to ensure that those that are created are not lost.
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The International Time Capsule Society (ITCS) is an organization devoted to the subject of time capsules. Founded in 1990 at Oglethorpe University in Brookhaven, Georgia, United States (following the lead of a precursor group established in 1937), the ITCS tracks the creation and status of time capsules in countries around the world.
Time Capsule I weighs about 800 pounds (360 kg), while Time Capsule II weighs about 400 pounds (180 kg). [5] Time Capsule I was made of a non-ferrous alloy called Cupaloy, created especially for this project. [6] Designed to resist corrosion for 5,000 years, the alloy was made of 99.4% copper, 0.5% chromium, and 0.1% silver. [7]
Pendray chose the name "time capsule" as it encapsulated within a container man-made objects and was intended to be opened in 61 centuries. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] A second capsule was created by Westinghouse for the 1964 New York World's Fair and an exhibit was set up to show the contents and history of the time capsules.
The Yahoo!Time Capsule, a brainchild of Jonathan Harris, is a time capsule project by Yahoo! Inc. where users could contribute to a digital legacy of how life was in 2006. . The Time Capsule was originally intended to be beamed with a laser into space from a Mexican pyramid in an attempt to communicate with extraterrestrial life