Elisha Otis

Elisha Graves Otis was an American industrialist and founder of the Otis Elevator Company. In 1853, he invented a safety device that prevents elevators from falling if the hoisting cable fails. On March 23, 1857, he installed the first safety elevator for passenger service in the store of E.V. Haughwout & Co.

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Who was born first?

• Elisha Otis and Isaac Singer were born the same year
• Elisha Otis and William Robert Grove were born the same year
• Elisha Otis and Sakuma Shōzan were born the same year
• Elisha Otis was born 1 year after William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong
• Elisha Otis was born 1 year before Ascanio Sobrero

Timeline

1. William Armstrong, 1st Baron ArmstrongNovember 26, 1810 – December 27, 1900
2. Elisha Otis (this page)August 3, 1811 – April 8, 1861
3. Isaac SingerOctober 27, 1811 – July 23, 1875
4. Sakuma ShōzanMarch 22, 1811 – August 12, 1864
5. William Robert GroveJuly 11, 1811 – August 1, 1896
6. Ascanio SobreroOctober 12, 1812 – May 26, 1888

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