FLASHBACK to The World’s Fair 1939: Elektro, a robot made by Westinghouse, smokes at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York. Elektro could count on its mechanical fingers, smoke cigarettes and sweep a house clean. The 1939 World’s Fair introduced Americans to a technological vision of the future. The Fair would showcase “The World of … Continue reading 1939 New York World’s Fair Presented By Elektro The Smoking Robot – In 80 Photos