Elisha Otis
Inventor
1811 – 1861
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Who was Elisha Otis?
Elisha Graves Otis was an American industrialist, founder of the Otis Elevator Company, and inventor of a safety device that prevents elevators from falling if the hoisting cable fails. He worked on this device while living in Yonkers, New York in 1852, and had a finished product in 1854.
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- Born
- Aug 3, 1811
Halifax - Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Vermont
- Died
- Apr 8, 1861
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on July 23, 2013
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