Dallas, TX – When I say the name Otis, what do you think of? There's Redding and Rush if you're music fans, but for the majority of us who live or work above a second floor, most likely Otis is a name ...
This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American 2013 marks 160 years since Elisha Graves Otis ...
On Sept. 20, 1853, Elisha Graves Otis sold his first “hoist machine,” or elevator, featuring an automatic safety brake he had patented. His seemingly simple invention was designed to stop a platform ...
A donkey, an ancient Greek mathematician and a band of medieval monks all played a part in the invention of the modern elevator. But the stunt that made the contraption famous -- and forever altered ...
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