Clémentine Portier-Kaltenbach 4:45 p.m., February 09, 2022
In the basements of Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, United States, is the "crypt of civilization". This time capsule, sealed in 1940 on the initiative of the academic Thornwell Jacobs (1877-1956 ), contains thousands of objects left as testimonies of our civilization…
In 6091 years, on May 28, 8113, future generations will thus be able to discover millions of pages of books, from the Bible to "Gone with the Wind", via Dante's "Inferno", miniature reproductions of famous statues in the world or a typical American house, scientific objects such as a calculator or even small dolls dressed in the fashion of the 1930s. The humans of the year 8113 will also be able to listen to the recording of the voices of political leaders of the time, from Benito Mussolini to Adolf Hitler...