【精彩图文】从芝加哥到上海——世博会风雨138年.docVIP

从芝加哥到上海——世博会风雨138年上海世博人山人海，广受关注。但是你可曾知道历史上的世博会都是怎么开的？上海世博会含金量到底如何？也许看了之后你就能真正明白我们的“浩大工程”到底是什么了1893年10月电力点亮世博会 The Worlds Columbian Exposition, or the Chicago Worlds Fair, commemorated the 400-year anniversary of Christopher Columbus arrival in the Americas. Between May and October of 1893, Jackson Park became the White City, at once a carnival and an enchanting courtyard modeled on classical architecture. Since electric lights were a new development, power companies competed for the opportunity to light up the fairgrounds while showcasing their technology. Although General Electric (supported by Thomas Edison and J.P. Morgan) put up a good fight, Westinghouse Electric outbid them with an offer to power up the fair using Nikola Teslas alternating current technology. In addition to dazzling the fairs 26 million visitors and 46 participating nations with electrically-illuminated fountains, Tesla and Westinghouse demonstrated Teslas creations, like his brand of fluorescent lamps, in an exhibit devoted to electricity.  　　世界哥伦比亚博览会，或称为芝加哥世博会，庆祝了克里斯托弗哥伦布抵达美洲400周年。在1893年的5月到10月之间，杰克逊公园成为了基于经典建筑结构模型的嘉年华，一个狂欢的不夜城，由于电能刚刚兴起，电力公司争相竞争为展览场馆供电以此来展示他们的技术。虽然通用电子表现良好（由爱迪生和JP摩根支持的公司），但是Westinghouse电子公司通过价格战取得了胜利。展览使用尼古拉特斯拉的交流电技术。为了给参加展会的2600万游客和来自26个国家的产于着带来更大的震撼，特斯拉和Westinghous公司在一个电气化展览中展示了特斯拉牌日光灯等发明。 Rocket Cars at the Chicago Worlds Fair: September 1932 1932年9月：芝加哥世博会的火箭车 The second time Chicago hosted the Worlds Fair, they named it A Century of Progress and selected a modernist Rainbow City aesthetic, in contrast to the previous expos classical White City design. The Sky Ride, an aerial tramway suspended across two towers, quickly became the fairs most prominent attraction. Rocket-shaped cars, which emitted colorful puffs of steam, shuttled passengers across a lagoon in the fairs center. Visitors could also view the expo from the towers observation decks, which were equipped with coin-operated telescopes. Historians estimate that up to 4.5 million people rode the Sky Ride before