Editing Crypt of Civilization (section)

==Legacy==
[[File:Westinghouse replicas Sep 65.jpg|thumb|upright 1.0|Westinghouse time capsule exhibit]]
The Crypt of Civilization intrigued America and was replicated by many others. [[George Edward Pendray]], a [[public relations]] executive in the mid-1930s, created the [[Westinghouse Time Capsules|Westinghouse time capsule]] for a public ceremony for the [[1939 New York World's Fair|1939–40 New York World's Fair]], to raise awareness of his company's repository vault.{{sfn|Peters|1940|page=11}}  The rocket-shaped vessel, with a {{convert|7|ft|m|adj=mid|-long}} exterior made from the metal alloy [[cupaloy]], contained a [[Pyrex]] inner tube in which articles were placed.<ref name="crypt3"/> Pendray's design was originally called a "time bomb", but the name was later changed to avoid an association with warfare. Pendray chose the name "time capsule" as it encapsulated within a container man-made objects and was intended to be opened in 61 centuries.<ref name="crypt3"/><ref name="crypt1"/> A second capsule was created by Westinghouse for the [[1964 New York World's Fair]] and an exhibit was set up to show the contents and history of the time capsules. Both these capsules are intended to be available to the people of [[7th millennium|6939 CE]] only and are not to be opened before then.{{sfn|Westinghouse|1938|page=6}}

The Crypt of Civilization has been published or broadcast by the media since its inception, including the [[Associated Press]], [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], [[NBC]], [[CNN]], [[NPR]], the [[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|''Atlanta Journal Constitution'']], and the ''[[The New York Times|New York Times newspaper]]''.<ref name="crypt3"/> After the sealing ceremony in 1940, media organizations continued to re-visit the crypt in news stories every decade.<ref name="crypt3"/> The [[International Time Capsule Society]], an international society club for recording the locations and contents of time capsules worldwide, was founded at Oglethorpe University on the fiftieth anniversary (1990) of the official closing of the vault.<ref name="ITCS1">{{cite web|url= http://www.oglethorpe.edu/about_us/crypt_of_civilization/international_time_capsule_society.asp|title= Oglethorpe University – International Time Capsule Society|access-date= July 1, 2008|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080620232510/http://www.oglethorpe.edu/about_us/crypt_of_civilization/international_time_capsule_society.asp|archive-date= June 20, 2008}}</ref> The Crypt of Civilization regained prominence from 1999 to 2001 as a result of the [[Millennium celebrations]].<ref name="crypt1"/> The Crypt was featured in an episode of ''[[Life After People|Life After People: The Series]]'' on the [[History (U.S. TV channel)|History Channel]].<ref name="HistoryChannel">{{cite web|url= https://www.history.com/shows/life-after-people/season-2/episode-3|title= Life After People – Jan 19, 2010|access-date= February 10, 2012|archive-date= February 11, 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210211005438/https://www.history.com/shows/life-after-people/season-2/episode-3|url-status= live}}</ref> The story of the Crypt was published in major newspapers all around the world.{{sfn|Peters|1940|page=20}}

Peters observed that the fact of such a project designed for people that will not even be born for one hundred and eighty-six [[generation]]s (6,177 years) is the built-in belief that the human race will still exist and that therefore there is a need for historical preservation. He further shows that there is even a hint of [[reincarnation]] by the fact that newspaper reporter and historian [[Frank G. Menke]] asked the movie star singer [[Bing Crosby]] to be [[Master of Ceremonies]] at the opening of the crypt in 8113 CE. Crosby responded to this by saying he would be glad to do that as long as his filming schedule at the time would allow it.{{sfn|Peters|1940|page=20}}<ref name=CDT8_19_1950>{{cite news |author=John Temple Graves  |title= Next to the News |url= https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73347814/ |work= Chattanooga Daily Times |page= 8 |location=Chattanooga, Tennessee |date= August 19, 1950 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{open access}} }}</ref><ref name=TT8_8_1950>{{cite news |author=John Temple Graves  |title= What Will 8113 Bring |url= https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73348374/ |work= The Times |page= 4 |location=Shreveport, Louisiana|date= August 8, 1950 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{open access}} }}</ref>