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Elisha Graves Otis

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Noun1.Elisha Graves Otis - United States inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861)Elisha Graves Otis - United States inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861)
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When Elisha Graves Otis invented it, he called it the safety hoist.
pub quiz by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)
Elisha Graves Otis (1811-1861), a Vermont-born engineer, didn't invent the elevator, but his pioneering work on safety devices introduced the reliable, fast-moving passenger lifts that made possible skyscrapers, modern hotels and large department stores.
Philip French's top ten scenes in lifts by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
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