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The 1939 New York World's Fair (also known as the 1939–1940 New York World's Fair) was an international exposition at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City, United States. The fair included exhibitions, activities, performances, films, art, and food presented by 62 nations, 35 U.S. states and territories, and 1,400 ...
A fountain at the World's Fair, with the Trylon and Perisphere in the background. The 1939 New York World's Fair took place at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York, United States, during 1939 and 1940. The fair included pavilions with exhibits by 62 nations, 34 U.S. states and territories, and over 1,300 corporations. The exhibits ...
January 7 – French physicist Marguerite Perey identifies francium, the last chemical element first discovered in nature, as a decay product of 227 Ac. [5]April 30 – Nylon fabric is first introduced to the general public at the New York World's Fair.
Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company prepared time capsules for two world's fairs. They are both buried 50 feet below Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, the site of the fairs. Time Capsule I was created for the 1939 New York World's Fair and Time Capsule II was created for the 1964 New York World's Fair. The second capsule is placed ten ...
1939 – Moscow, Soviet Union – All-Union Agricultural Exhibition; 1939–1940 – New York City, United States [108] – 1939 New York World's Fair (exhibits included The World of Tomorrow, Futurama, Trylon and Perisphere) 1939–1940 – San Francisco, California, United States [108] – Golden Gate International Exposition
Pages in category "1939 New York World's Fair" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Futurama was an exhibit and ride at the 1939 New York World's Fair designed by Norman Bel Geddes, which presented a possible model of the world 20 years into the future (1959–1960). The installation was sponsored by the General Motors Corporation and was characterized by automated highways and vast suburbs.
It features at the 1939 worlds fair and is famously used in stockings in 1940: 1938: Polytetrafluoroethylene (commonly known as teflon), discovered by Roy Plunkett at DuPont. 1941: Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is discovered at the Calico Printers' Association in Britain. Expanded polystyrene first produced [6] 1950: DuPont begin the ...