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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answers WHO WHAT WHERE WHEN: Elisha Graves Otis; Furlong; California; 1948.
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5 WHEN Elisha Graves Otis invented it, he called it the safety hoist.
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IN 1854, ELISHA GRAVES OTIS CUT THE ROPE ON A HOISTED PLATFORM AT THE NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR.
High standards: as elevators advance, so do their ASME safety codes
This is when Elisha Graves Otis came into the limelight, the founder of the Otis Elevator Company.
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