Reels tagged #elevator
Inventions
The safety brake, not the elevator, built skyscrapers
Lifts existed for centuries, but nobody trusted them. Elisha Otis's 1853 safety brake stopped a cut cable from dropping the car, and cities began growing upward.
Lifts existed for centuries, but nobody trusted them. Elisha Otis's 1853 safety brake stopped a cut cable from dropping the car, and cities began growing upward.