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A couple random facts. World's fairs seem to have tapered off after the 40s. Presumably the adoption of television? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wor
by ethbr0 4y ago
A couple random facts.
World's fairs seem to have tapered off after the 40s. Presumably the adoption of television? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_world%27s_fairs#1940s https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_world%27s_fairs#1940...
The last world's fair held in the US was the 1984 Louisiana World Exhibition. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_Louisiana_World_Exposition https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_Louisiana_World_Exposit...
- JumpCrisscross 4y ago> World's fairs seem to have tapered off after the 40s. Presumably the adoption of television? I was just at the Biennale di Venezia [1]. It, like Art Basel, was well attended. These art-oriented fairs may have supplanted science and technology. (It coïncides with the 1970s and 80s’ anti-intellectualism in America.) On the other hand, science and technology discussion is far more realistic today, at the average dinner table, than it was in the 1950s. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice_Biennale https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice_Biennale
- krisoft 4y ago> On the other hand, science and technology discussion is far more realistic today, at the average dinner table, than it was in the 1950s. Why do you think that?