The Safety Elevator: Ancient civilizations used simple machines to create elevators but innovation stalled out in the 1800s. Elisha Otis invented the Safety Elevator in 1852 while looking for a better, safer way to lift scrap wood in a factory. The Safety Mechanism stops the elevator from plummeting into the ground if the cable snaps. Otis implemented a dramatic market in demonstration of his elevator to attract interest and promote sales. Otis elevator are installed in sky scrapers all over the world.
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