Elevator - Wikipedia The earliest known reference to an elevator is in the works of the Roman architect Vitruvius, who reported that Archimedes (c 287 BC – c 212 BC) built his first elevator probably in 236 BC [2] Sources from later periods mention elevators as cabs on a hemp rope, powered by people or animals
Who Invented The Elevator? Elisha Otis Elevator and Its Uplifting . . . As a result, Elisha Graves Otis is credited to be the person who invented the elevator as we know it Elisha Otis was born in 1811 in Vermont and had a flair for invention Before revolutionizing the elevator game, Elisha Otis dabbled in wagon wheel brakes and steam engines
Who Invented the Elevator? - HISTORY According to the writings of Vitruvius, the Greek mathematician Archimedes created a primitive elevator in 236 B C that was operated by hoisting ropes wound around a drum and rotated by
Who invented the elevator? - HowStuffWorks Otis founded an elevator company, Otis Brothers, which installed the first public elevator in a five-story New York department store in 1874 Electric elevators came about in the 1880s This means that Elisha Otis is the inventor of the modern passenger elevator, right? It depends on who you ask
The History of Elevators From Top to Bottom - ThoughtCo For Josiah Maize, Otis invented something he called an "Improvement in Hoisting Apparatus Elevator Brake" and demonstrated his new invention to the public at the Crystal Palace Exposition in New York in 1854
Elisha Otis - The First Safety Elevator - Elevator History The history of elevators would not be the same without Elisha Graves Otis, the man who patented the look and operation of the modern day elevator He was born on August 3, 1811 in Halifax, Vermont, USA to he father Stephen Otis, Jr and mother Pheobe Glynn
Who Invented the Elevator? Journey Through Elevator History From Archimedes' simple device in 236 B C to Elisha Graves Otis's groundbreaking safety brake in 1854, and the electric elevators transporting us today, the story of elevators is a testament to human creativity
15 Amazing Facts About Elisha Otis, the Inventor of the Elevator Born in Halifax, Vermont, on August 3, 1811, Elisha Graves Otis was a trailblazing American industrialist and inventor who is most remembered for having transformed the effectiveness and safety of elevators