How the search for dinosaurs on Venus exposed a warning for Earth

How the search for dinosaurs on Venus exposed a warning for Earth

For the 1939 New York World’s Fair, a ride was advertised for the Amusement Zone whisking visitors on a “rocket trip” to Venus. Upon arriving on our neighboring planet, ridegoers were to be greeted by animatronic dinosaurs. A company with experience building such marvels had been commissioned to make them, having recently secured the first patent for the mechanics behind reanimating prehistoric beasts. Credit: Popular Science, March, 1937, pp …