Otis was the inventor of the modern elevator, but if you count the ancient Roman's use of a pulley system in the Colosseum to lift animals to the floor of the arena this could be counted as the first elevator.
1852
Elisha Graves Otis in 1854.
the first elevator.
Otis Tufts invented the idea of a passenger elevator. He also bulit the first steamship with a double hull.
Elisha Graves Otis invented the elevator brakes (and thus the first safe elevator) in 1853. His invention made skyscrapers possible.
yes he did in 1953.
he invented
Elisha Graves Otis invented the elevator brakes (and thus the first safe elevator) in 1853. His invention made skyscrapers possible.
Otis invented the pacemaker in Paris
In 1852
Here is what I could find on the subject: "Elisha Otis invented the "Improvement in Hoisting Apparatus." Elisha Otis didn't actually invent the elevator, he invented the brake used in modern elevators. His brakes made skyscrapers a practical reality. (above illustration - patent drawing of the Elisha Otis elevator) " What he did was invent a device that would stop the elevator if the main lifting cable broke. Copy and paste link http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blelevator.htm
in 1850!