Tomorrow's Worlds: Radio and TV at the World's Fairs

摘要

A World's Fair is a large international exhibition showcasing a wide variety of industrial, scientific, and cultural items. International showcase-events such as these have, for example, championed electricity (Chicago, 1893), enabled the Eiffel Tower (Paris, 1889), promoted wireless communication (St Louis, 1893), and inaugurated television broadcasts (New York, 1939). The World's Fairs are governed and regulated by the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) - a Paris-based organisation established in 1928. These large shows are perceived by many historians as the timekeepers of technological innovation. However, beyond that, the purpose of holding a World's Fair extended to many other areas, such as politics, education, entertainment, and cultural, scientific, technological, and economic growth.