TIME CAPSULE EXPO'70 Panasonic

APPENDIX 2

VITAL DAIA ON THE TOTAL PROJECT

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DESIGNATION TIME CAPSULE EXPO '70
BURIAL SITE Osaka Castle Park, Banba-cho, Higashi-ku, Osaka, Japan.
Latitude : 34"40'58"526 North
Longitude: 13531'42"718 East
Due North: +016'5"8
Altitude: 31.159 metres
DEPTH OF BURIAL Capsule N0.1: 11.4 metres
Capsule N0.2: 7.5 metres
Measured from surface of monument plinth to top of protective concrete enclosure in each case.
MONUMENT A stainless steel semi-sphere on a portland stone plinth. An inscription reads
EXPO '70 TIME CAPSULE.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR OPENING In a stainless steel cylinder beneath the monument.
DATE OF BURIAL Capsule N0.1 : January 20th, 1971 AD
Capsule N0.2: January 28th, 1971 AD
DATE OF UNEARTHING Capsule N0.1: 6970 AD
Capsule N0.2: 2000 AD (followed by reburial; the process to be repeated every 100 years thereafter until 6970 AD)
CONSTRUCTION OF CAPSULES Shape: Spherical, 1metre internal diameter
Capacity: 500,000cm (approx.)
Weight: 1.74 metric tons (empty)
2.12 metric tons (with contents)
Shell thickness: 35mm-70mm
Material: NTK-22AT (nickel-chrome base stainless steel)
Finish: Sandblast
Method of manufacture: Reverse-casting
Method of sealing: Electric welding (inner and outer lids)
Internal configuration: 29 stainless steel compartments
Internal atmosphere: Argon gas
CONTENTS Artefacts, scientific specimens, records and documents subjected to various preservation techniques: 2,098 items in all.
Breakdown of contents by category:
Natural Science : 742 items
Social Science : 686 items
The Arts : 592 items
Miscellaneous : 78 items
Records :
Printed matter: Newspapers, magazines, books, Ieaflets, etc.
Special techniques : Microbook, stainless steel etchings, silicon etchings
Film : Microfilm, dye-transfer colour photographs, 16-mm motion picture film
Paintings:Picture scrolls using special pigments
Sound :Magnetic tape, gold-plated phonograph records
Principles of acquisition:
l. Purchase through normal retail channels
2. Special objects donated or obtained through other channels
3. Most popular type or brand in case of objects widely available
4. Whenever possible, acquisition of four of each item
Recording devices :
Plutonium timekeeper (one in each capsule)
Maximum-minimum thermometer (one above each capsule)
REPLICA SITES 1) Osaka City Museum, Osaka Castle Park, Osaka
2) Matsushita House of History; Matsushita Electric Industrial Company, Kadoma, Osaka
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PROJECT COST ´200 million (approx.)
PROJECT SPONSORS The Mainichi Newspapers
Matsushita Electric Industrial Company
JAPANESE COOPERATING BODIES : The Prime Minister's Office
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Ministry of Education
The Ministry of International Trade & Industry
The Science and Technology Agency
The Japan Association for the Japan World Exposition, 1970
Osaka Prefectural Government
The City of Osaka
CUSTODIAN : The Ministry of Education, Japan


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