Research Catalog

Title

The book of record of the time capsule of cupaloy, deemed capable of resisting the effects of time for five thousand years, preserving an account of universal achievements, embedded in the grounds of the New York World's Fair, 1939.

Author

Westinghouse Electric Corporation.

Publication

[New York : Westinghouse electric & manufacturing company], 1938.

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Details

Description

51, [1] p. front., illus.; 26 cm.

Alternative Title

Time capsule

Subject

• Time capsules > New York (State) > New York
• Queens (New York, N.Y.) > History

Note

• Cover title: The time capsule.
• "The edition is limited."--Slip laid in.
• "This book and the time capsule which it describes have been prepared by the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company, as a contribution to the people of a future age."

Contents

The time capsule.--A key to the English language, by J.P. Harrington.--Vocabulary of high-frequency English.--Seeking metallic substances beneath the ground, by Sherwin Kelly.--Determination of latitude and longitude, by C.L. Garner and C.H. Swick.--Messages for the future from noted men of our time.

Call Number

VC (New York, 1939) (Westinghouse electric corporation. Book of record of the time capsule of cupaloy)

LCCN

38031778

OCLC

1447704

Author

Westinghouse Electric Corporation.

Title

The book of record of the time capsule of cupaloy, deemed capable of resisting the effects of time for five thousand years, preserving an account of universal achievements, embedded in the grounds of the New York World's Fair, 1939.

Imprint

[New York : Westinghouse electric & manufacturing company], 1938.

Research Call Number

VC (New York, 1939) (Westinghouse electric corporation. Book of record of the time capsule of cupaloy)