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Westinghouse's 1964–65 World's Fair time capsule exhibit 1939 Time Capsule sketch. The Westinghouse Time Capsules are two time capsules prepared by the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company (later Westinghouse Electric Corporation). One was made in 1939 and the other in 1965.
Westinghouse Time Capsules [77] 28 May, 1940 28 May 8113; 6088 years' time () Oglethorpe University: Brookhaven: Georgia: Crypt of Civilization. [78] [79] 1950s 2000; 25 years ago () San Francisco International Airport: San Francisco: California: A time capsule was buried in the 1950s at the San Francisco International Airport. It was lost, and ...
The 1939 time capsule was followed in 1965 by a second capsule at the same site, but 10 feet (3.0 m) to the north of the original. Both capsules are buried 50 feet (15 m) below Flushing Meadows Park, site of the Fair. Both the 1939 and 1965 Westinghouse Time Capsules are meant to be opened in 6939.
World's Fair time capsules: The company is also known for its time capsule contributions during the 1939 New York World's Fair and 1964 New York World's Fair. [citation needed] They also participated in the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904.
Westinghouse time capsule exhibit. The Crypt of Civilization intrigued America and was replicated by many others. George Edward Pendray, a public relations executive in the mid-1930s, created the Westinghouse time capsule for a public ceremony for the 1939–40 New York World's Fair, to raise awareness of his company's repository vault. [30]
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Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company Skidmore & Owings and John Moss [275] A horseshoe-shaped structure with two glass-enclosed halls. [275] Machinery and appliances were displayed in the halls of electrical power and electrical living, and there was also a theater of tomorrow.
Westinghouse "time capsule" (1939) George Edward Pendray (May 19, 1901 – September 15, 1987) was an American public relations counselor, author, foundation executive, and founder of the American Interplanetary Society .