INVENTORS: In the 1850s he developed the safety elevator, and you can still find in his name when you ride in some today.

Elisha Graves Otis was an American inventor known for developing the very first safety elevator. This steam-powered device included ropes with toothed guide rails and catches, and it was introduced in 1853.

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