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	Elisha Otis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		At New York’s Crystal Palace, Elisha Otis amazed the crowd when he ordered an axeman to cut the only rope suspending the platform on which he was standing.
		The first passenger elevator was installed by Otis in New York in 1857.
		After Elisha Otis' death in 1861, his sons, Charles and Norton, built on his heritage, creating Otis Brothers and Co. in 1867.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elisha_Graves_Otis (241 words)

	Elisha - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Elisha, in the Old Testament (see 2 Kings 2-13), Hebrew prophet, the disciple and successor of Elijah.
		Gray, Elisha (1835-1901), American inventor, born in Barnesville, Ohio, and educated at Oberlin College.
		Elisha Graves Otis was born in Halifax, Vermont.
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Elisha.html (85 words)

	Elisha Graves Otis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Invention: Elisha invented the break for the elevator using a tough, steel wagon spring meshing with a ratchet.
		Elisha was working in a factory in New York when he decided to make a break for the hoist that was used to take heavy objects up to other floors.
		* Elisha Otis was born in Halifax, Vermont.
	www.edu.pe.ca /kish/Grassroots/meet/logana.htm (135 words)

	Elisha Graves Otis
		OTIS, Elisha Graves, inventor, born in Halifax, Windham County, Vermont, 13, August, 1811; died in Yonkers, New York, 8 April, 1861.
		Otis claimed that this method was wrong in principle, as in the moment of danger the operator would become confused, and his views were soon proved correct by the fall of an elevator in the New York factory of his firm.
		Otis placed therein a small working machine, and by exhibitions of its safety features by practical tests considerable attention was attracted to his inventions.
	www.famousamericans.net /elishagravesotis (377 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Elisha (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Elisha ELISHA [Elisha], in the Bible, prophet who functions as a model of the Mosaic prophetic office after Elijah, whose work he continued; he is believed to have lived in the 9th cent.
		Otis, Elisha Graves OTIS, ELISHA GRAVES [Otis, Elisha Graves] 1811-61, American inventor, b.
		In the Bible he appears as the ally of the party of Elisha in Israel and later as the conqueror, taking all the Hebrew possessions E of the Jordan, ravaging Judah, and rendering Israel impotent.
	www.encyclopedia.com /articles/04057.html (339 words)

	Industrial Hamilton -- A Trail to the Future - Otis Elevator Company (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Otis Canada installed the first autotronic elevators in Hamilton in the Bank of Commerce building on King and James Streets during the decade.
		Otis Canada had been experiencing low sales over the past few years due to a slump in the construction sector, and the Steelworkers' union wanted assurance that the employees' jobs would not be endangered by the takeover.
		Elisha Otis' original Yonkers plant had closed down that year, and the only North American plants remaining were in Hamilton and Bloomington, Indiana.
	collections.ic.gc.ca /industrial/otis.htm (1312 words)

	General Elevator and Escalator Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		By 1850 steam and hydraulic elevators had been introduced, but it was in 1852 that the landmark event in elevator history occurred: the invention of the world's first safety elevator by Elisha Graves Otis.
		By 1873 over 2,000 Otis elevators were in use in office buildings, hotels and department stores across America, and five years later the first Otis hydraulic passenger elevator was installed.
		Otis is a world leader in developing computer technology, and the company has revolutionized elevator controls, generating dramatic improvements in elevator response time and ride quality.
	www.otis.com /aboutotis/elevatorsinfo/0,1361,CLI1,00.html (953 words)

	Invent Now \| Hall of Fame \| Search \| Inventor Profile
		Elisha Graves Otis didn't invent the elevator, he invented something perhaps more important-the elevator brake-which made skyscrapers a practical reality.
		Otis had no way of knowing that this simple safety device was to alter the face of the globe, that because of it vast cities would spring up toward the sky instead of spreading toward the horizon as in the past.
		In 1854 Otis dramatized his safety device on the floor of the Crystal Palace Exposition in New York.
	www.invent.org /hall_of_fame/115.html (324 words)

	Search Results for "Otis"
		Otis, James, 1725-83, American colonial political leader, b.
		Barnstable, Mass.; sister of James Otis and wife of James Warren, who was speaker of the Massachusetts house of...
		Otis, Harrison Gray, 1765–1848, American political leader, 1765-1848, American political leader, b.
	www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=col65&query=Otis (225 words)

	Today in Technology History - Jan 15
		Otis was a mechanic and inventor; among his inventions was a safety brake for locomotives.
		Otis then went on to invent a safety device, basically a strong steel ratchet, that would keep the hoist from falling.
		Otis received a patent on January 15, 1861 for an "Improvement in Hoisting Apparatus," which is considered the first patent for a modern elevator.
	www.tecsoc.org /pubs/history/2002/jan15.htm (267 words)

	Elevator History - Invention of the Elevator (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Elisha Otis inducted 1988 for his invention Improvement in Hoisting Apparatus Elevator Brake, Patent Number 31,128.
		Elisha Graves Otis didn't invent the elevator, he invented something perhaps more important-the elevator safety device that eventually made high-rise buildings practical.
		Otis Elevators is the world's largest company in the manufacture and service of elevators, escalators, moving walkways and other horizontal transportation systems.
	www.ideafinder.com /history/inventions/story049.htm (1489 words)

	United Technologies Corporation -- Book celebrates Otis’ history of innovation
		As Otis prepares to celebrate its 150th anniversary in 2003, a new history tells the tale of a company built on a simple premise: a safe and reliable elevator.
		It was a restless tinkerer named Elisha Graves Otis who hit upon the clever idea of a “safety hoist” that wouldn’t fall even if its hoisting rope were cut.
		Elisha was not too proud to take the money from the man who had given the world the Bearded Lady, the Feejee Mermaid and the man who dived into a teacup from a circus roof.
	www.utc.com /press/highlights/innovation.htm (585 words)

	Elisha Graves Otis Biography / Biography of Elisha Graves Otis History of Invention Biography
		Elisha Otis, a descendant of revolutionary patriot James Otis (1725-1783), was born near Halifax, Vermont.
		In 1845 Otis moved his family to Albany, New York, where he worked as a master mechanic at a bedstead factory and invented an automatic lathe.
		While in Yonkers, Otis designed a "safety hoist" to lift loads at the factory; his crucial innovation was a safety catch that kept the car from falling if the lifting cable or rope broke.
	www.bookrags.com /biography-elisha-graves-otis-woi (267 words)

	Student Work - Deadline in Depth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		It was a revolutionary moment — if not today, then in back 1853, when Elisha Graves Otis first demonstrated his invention, a locking device that would pave the way for the modern elevator and ultimately make high-rise buildings practical.
		He was one of about 300 Otis employees the company transported from Connecticut to witness the re-enactment.
		Otis is the world's largest manufacturer of elevators, escalators and moving walks.
	www.jrn.columbia.edu /studentwork/deadline/2003/otis-banikarim.asp (715 words)

	Commentary: Elevators from Bill Hammack's Engineering & Life Radio Program
		As the stunned crowd stared Otis took off his top hat, bowed, and made his sales point, he cried out "All safe, ladies and gentlemen, all safe." A new rope was attached and the elevator lowered safely to the ground.
		Otis called this his "safety elevator." He built a spring loaded lever into the its floor.
		Otis' elevator company succeeded, unlike his previous business ventures partly because it became crucial in accommodating the large urban growth of the last two decades of the 1800s.
	www.engineerguy.com /comm/2965.htm (510 words)

	World Almanac for Kids
		OTIS, Elisha Graves (1811–61), American inventor and manufacturer, born in Halifax, Vt. He was a pioneer in the construction and manufacture of steam-powered elevators and elevator devices.
		In 1854, at an exposition in New York City, he demonstrated his most important invention, an automatic safety device for stopping an elevator should the supporting cables break.
		In 1857 he designed and installed the first passenger elevators in the U.S.; this achievement heralded the age of the skyscraper.
	www.worldalmanacforkids.com /explore/inventions/otis_elisha.html (92 words)

	Otis helped define modern skyline (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Otis, now part of Hartford-based United Technologies Corp., remains the largest manufacturer of elevators and escalators in the world with a market share of 26 percent.
		In 1811, Elisha Graves Otis was born on a farm in rural Vermont.
		Otis itself not only has abandoned Yonkers as a manufacturing center, but most of the United States.
	www.thejournalnews.com /business2003/newsroom/k36w30bzinventstoryo.html (1239 words)

	Skylines: Innovation's Impact on the Rise of Humanity
		An 1854 article in a New York, NY area newspaper may have read, “Yonkers, NY…Elisha Graves Otis demonstrated for the first time yesterday his safety elevator at the New York exposition in the Crystal Palace.
		Otis claims his invention, which consists of brakes that catch the elevator car if the cables fail, makes the elevator safe for everyday public use.”
		With their innovations, Otis and Roebling completely altered the horizontal history of humanity by making it possible to go vertical.
	www.inventhelp.com /innovation-of-elevators-skylines.asp (674 words)

	Otis Elevator Company Jobs - Employment Opportunities at Monster.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Elisha Graves Otis our founder invented the "safety elevator" in 1853, establishing Otis as the world leader in technological innovations setting the industry standard for safety, functionality and reliability.
		In fact, the Otis Gen 2 elevator system has completely revolutionized the entire industry and is now the fastest-selling elevator of all time.
		Otis is also known as a successful business unit of $28-billion United Technologies Corporation (UTC).
	company.monster.com /otisjobs (214 words)

	Elisha Graves Otis Biography / Biography of Elisha Graves Otis Main Biography
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		The American manufacturer and inventor Elisha Graves Otis (1811-1861) was one of the inventors of the modern elevator and founded a company for their manufacture.
		Elisha Otis was born near Halifax, Vermont, where his father was for many years a justice of the peace and a state legislator.
	www.bookrags.com /biography-elisha-graves-otis (268 words)

	HighBeam Encyclopedia - Otis, Elisha Graves (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		OTIS, ELISHA GRAVES [Otis, Elisha Graves] 1811-61, American inventor, b.
		The invention of the elevator was of great importance to architecture because it permitted the building of skyscrapers.
		Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "Otis, Elisha Graves" at HighBeam.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/o/otis-e1li.asp (103 words)

	A Moment in Time: Elisha Graves Otis' Elevator (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		While lifts of various kinds were used in the ancient world and steam driven mechanical "hoists" became a feature of factory life during the Industrial Revolution, the modern elevator did not emerge until the middle 1800s.
		In the 1850s Eisha Otis devised a successful braking system that improved the safety of factory lifts which at the time were operated by ropes and pulleys.
		For Otis and his successors the sky was the limit.
	ehistory.osu.edu /world/amit/display.cfm?amit_id=2384 (424 words)

	UTC - Otis: Elevators, escalators and people movers - hvac, fuel cells, helicopters, security systems
		Otis is the world's largest manufacturer, installer, and servicer of elevators, escalators, moving walkways and other horizontal transportation systems.
		Elisha Graves Otis invented the "safety elevator" in 1853.
		Ever since then, the Otis elevator company has been a world leader.
	www.utc.com /units/otis.htm (95 words)

	Elisha Otis' Elevator Safety Brake and George Eastman's first Film Holder for Cameras
		Elisha Otis' Elevator Safety Brake and George Eastman's first Film Holder for Cameras
		It was also reissued in 3 parts 10 years after he died.
		Taletyano Press is a division of James E. White and Assoc.
	www.taletyano.com /MftM/OtisEastman.htm (217 words)

	ADAMS . DRESS . de MILO et d'OTIS
		Otis felt a pit widen in the bottom of his stomach.
		Milo and Otis exited the rumble of the subway, greeted by a street musician woefully intoning "Kumbaya."
		Otis wished the rest of the day would provide such simple decision making.
	members.iglou.com /artbear/milo.html (346 words)

	Inventors and Inventions: O - EnchantedLearning.com
		Elisha Graves Otis (1811-1861) was an American mechanic and inventor.
		Otis invented the elevator brake, which greatly improved the safety of elevators.
		In 1854, at the Crystal Palace Exposition in New York, Otis demonstrated how safe his elevator was by cutting the elevator's cable with an ax, and the elevator car stayed where it was in the shaft.
	www.zoomschool.com /inventors/indexo.shtml (197 words)

	Invention Of The Elevator Information and Resources
		Everytime you visit a building and are able to travel effortlessly from floor to floor by using an elevator, you can silently offer your gratitude to a man by the name of Elisha Graves Otis.
		of the Elevator by Elisha Graves Otis in 1852.
		Elisha Otis invented the Improvement in Hoisting Apparatus - Elisha Graves Otis did not actually invent the elevator - he invented the brake used in modern elavators - His brakes made skyscrapers a practical reality.
	www.patentsdiy.com /more/patents/invention-of-the-elevator.html (528 words)

	Construction
		Some of its features were incorporated in the prototype built by the Otis Elevator Company in 1899.
		Seeberger with Otis installed the first step-type escalator made for public use at the Paris Exhibition of 1900, where it won first prize.
		Otis Elevator Company www.otis150.com Otis - represents 150 years of experience in both safety and quality; We have created this website to celebrate our company’s history.
	www.kipnotes.com /Construction.htm (2910 words)

	Otis Elevator Stock Certificate 1960's
		Otis is the world's largest elevator company, with over 60,000 employees in more than 1,700 worldwide locations.
		A U.S. billion organization, Otis sells, manufactures and installs over 33,000 elevators and escalators annually, and its mechanics and agent representatives maintain in excess of 700,000 elevators and escalators in virtually every country of the world.
		Although Otis is headquartered in the United States, over 80% of its employees are of nationalities other than American, and 80% of revenues are generated outside the U.S. Its European and Transcontinental Operations (ETO) contribute more than 50% of total sales volume, with North American Operations (NAO) responsible for about 25%.
	www.scripophily.net /otis.html (859 words)

	AP INNOVATIONS
		Elisha Graves Otis (safety mechanism), Werner von Siemens
		The most revolutionary innovation to the elevator was the safety brake invented by Elisha Otis.
		Otis’s brake consisted of a ratchet and a spring that were triggered when the rope holding the elevator broke.
	www.tjhsst.edu /~gkannark/1880_01.htm (282 words)

	Today in History: September 20
		On September 20, 1853, Elisha Graves Otis opened a small factory on the banks of the Hudson River in
		In order to fulfill an unsolicited order for two freight elevators equipped with his newly invented automatic safety device, Otis abandoned plans to join the California Gold Rush.
		Six months after opening his factory and still without a second order, Otis publicly demonstrate his device--a safety clamp that gripped the guide rails if tension was released on the guide rope.
	memory.loc.gov /ammem/today/sep20.html (1025 words)

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