Elise graves Otis atrted her invention in 1850
Elisha Graves Otis invented the elevator brakes (and thus the first safe elevator) in 1853. His invention made skyscrapers possible.
Elisha Graves Otis invented the elevator brakes (and thus the first safe elevator) in 1853. His invention made skyscrapers possible.
He was white.
elisha Otis was 50 when he died He was actually 49 when he passed, 4 months short of being 50.
He invented it in 1852 in Yonkers, New York
Elisha Graves Otis
Elisha Graves Otis
Elisha Graves Otis was born on August 3, 1811.
Elisha Graves Otis invented the elevator brakes (and thus the first safe elevator) in 1853. His invention made skyscrapers possible.
Elisha Graves Otis invented the elevator brakes (and thus the first safe elevator) in 1853. His invention made skyscrapers possible.
Yes
He was white.
Yes, Elisha Graves Otis had children. He had two sons named Charles and Norton Otis.
No
he died when 50
Elisha Graves Otis developed an automatic safety device for stopping an elevator if the supporting cables broke. In 1857 he manufactured the first passenger elevators used in the U.S. This advancement in elevating devices was needed to make multi-story skyscrapers practical.
In 1852