The elevator brake was invented in 1852 by Elisha Graves
The elevator ('lift' in the UK). He did not invent the elevator(lift). He invented the elevator brake system.
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He built it because if there weren't a brake to stop it then we would fall all the way down and not get back up and that's why he built the elevator brake so we can go up and down and also stop
1923
in 1852 by Elisha Graves Otis.
Elevator Safety Brake
The impact was that, it helped people travel up in the elevator to a high floor instead of walking, without the risk of the cable snapping and the elevator falling. :D
it was first installed in the effel tower
The elevator of today is not the same elevator Otis invented although it has many of the same features and works on the same principles. He worked out the counterweight, the pulleys, and the safety brake, or the basic units. It has all been upgraded.
IN a modern day elevator, you should normally, always survive it. Elevators are built, to in an emergency, autobrake. For example, If the wires holding the Elevator rip, and the elevator comes crashing down, these auto brakes get activated and will stop the elevator by not abruptly but with a harsh brake, bringing it to a stop before it slams into the ground. please let me know if this helps -Justin-
Because he wanted something that would be safe for the passangers that would go into the elevator