Elisha Otis

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This man's 1852 invention of a safety device for elevators made modern skyscrapers possible Otis $1,600 DJ INVENTORS & INVENTIONS 2026-01-29 #9489
Going up? Going down? He made elevators more secure with his invention of a safety brake Otis $1,600 DJ INVENTORS & INVENTIONS 2023-06-02 #8885
In an 1854 demonstration, he said, "Cut the rope"; his invention kicked in, then he said, "All safe, gentlemen" Elisha Otis FJ INVENTORS 2014-01-31 #6765
I'm more than just an elevator guy! In 1857 I patented a steam plow! In 1868, a bake oven! Gimme some money, please! (Elisha) Otis $1,600 DJ IF EARLY INVENTORS USED KICKSTARTER 2013-05-28 #6617
In 1854, he demonstrated his elevator safety device by ascending in an elevator & having the rope cut Otis $200 J INVENTORS 2001-09-17 #3916
He got a lift when installed in 1988 for the brake he invented for a hoisting apparatus Elisha Otis $1,000 DJ THE NATIONAL INVENTORS HALL OF FAME 2000-01-07 #3535
His most important invention kept an elevator car from falling even if its cable broke (Elisha) Otis $500 J INVENTORS 1996-06-11 #2727
In 1861, 9 years after creating an automatic safety elevator, he invented a steam-driven elevator Otis $800 DJ INVENTORS 1996-05-06 #2701
In the early 1850s, this inventor opened an elevator shop in Yonkers (Elisha) Otis $600 DJ INVENTORS & SCIENTISTS 1995-03-28 #2442
In January 1861, just 3 months before his death, he received a patent for a steam elevator (Elisha) Otis $400 J INVENTORS 1995-01-16 #2391
He invented a steam plow & an oven, but he's best known for his elevator (Elisha) Otis $400 DJ INVENTORS 1993-06-16 #2038
About 5 years after inventing an elevator safety device, he invented a steam plow (Elisha) Otis $500 J INVENTORS 1992-05-05 #1782
In 1852 he invented an automatic safety device to prevent the fall of hoisting machinery (Elisha) Otis FJ INVENTORS 1991-10-29 #1647
To demonstrate his elevator's safety in 1852, he got in it & cut the cable Otis $200 DJ INVENTIONS 1985-11-22 #315
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