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Time capsules : a cultural history / by William E. Jarvis

Catalog Data

Author:
Jarvis, William E. 1945-  Search this
Physical description:
vii, 321 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
2003
C2003
Contents:
Introduction : the time capsule experience -- Time capsule milestones in world chronology -- How time capsules work -- Notional and archaeological time capsules -- The time capsule's ancient origins and modern transformations -- The golden age of the grand time capsules, 1935-1982 -- Writing down the ages : ancient writings from yesterday, today, and tomorrow as time capsule experiences -- Keeping time in a perpetual futurescape -- Epilogue : our ideal time capsule
Topic:
Time capsules--History  Search this
Civilization--History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_711714