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Elisha Otis. Elisha Graves Otis (August 3, 1811 – April 8, 1861) was an American industrialist and founder of the Otis Elevator Company. [ 1 ] In 1853, he invented a safety device that prevents elevators from falling if the hoisting cable fails. [ 2 ][ 3 ] On March 23, 1857, he installed the first safety elevator for passenger service in the ...
Otis Worldwide Corporation (branded as the Otis Elevator Company, its former legal name) is an American company that develops, manufactures and markets elevators, escalators, moving walkways, and related equipment. Based in Farmington, Connecticut, U.S., Otis is the world's largest manufacturer of vertical transportation systems, principally ...
The Intuitionist. The Intuitionist is a 1999 speculative fiction novel by American writer Colson Whitehead. The Intuitionist takes place in a city (implicitly, New York) full of skyscrapers and other buildings requiring vertical transportation in the form of elevators. The time, never identified explicitly, is one when black people are called ...
Became the tallest elevator test tower when completed in January 2020. 2. Jauhar Test Tower [3] Otis. Shanghai, China. 886 ft (270 m) 2018. In Shanghai, the world’s oldest elevator manufacturer is set to make the biggest research and development center for really tall elevators — a really tall test tower. 3.
Electrical engineering. Frank Julian Sprague (July 25, 1857 – October 25, 1934) was an American inventor who contributed to the development of the electric motor, electric railways, and electric elevators. His contributions were especially important in promoting urban development by increasing the size cities could reasonably attain (through ...
Blogging about bookstores. Manson does more than visit bookstores. He talks with owners and regulars, and he tries to get a feel not just for the store but for its unique place in the community.
The standard freight cars on the tunnel were 12 feet 6 inches (3.81 m) long and 3 feet 11 inches (1.2 meters) wide, running on two 4-wheel trucks and designed to operate on curves with a 15-foot (4.57-meter) radius. Cars were equipped with National Steel Castings Co. "Sharon" 1/2 size MCB Couplers, and were of all steel and iron construction.
The cabs were manufactured by the Otis Elevator Company, [87] while the doors were made by the Tyler Company. The dimensions of each elevator were 5.5 feet (1.7 m) deep by 8 feet (2.4 m) wide. [82] Within the lobby, there are ziggurat-shaped Mexican onyx panels above the elevator doors. [66]