Robert H Kargon: 2 books
World's Fairs on the Eve of War
Science, Technology, and Modernity, 1937–1942
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2015
Since the first world’s fair in London in 1851, at the dawn of the era of industrialization, international expositions served as ideal platforms for rival nations to showcase their advancements in design, architecture, science and technology, industry, and politics. Before the outbreak of World...
by Miriam R. Levin, Sophie Forgan, Martina Hessler
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2010
How Paris, London, Chicago, Berlin, and Tokyo created modernity through science and technology by means of urban planning, international expositions, and museums.