By Braxton J. Dodds, 4 th grade. Who made the elevator?  Elisha Graves Otis is best known for making the elevator.  He was born August 3, 1811.  He.

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By Braxton J. Dodds, 4 th grade

Who made the elevator?  Elisha Graves Otis is best known for making the elevator.  He was born August 3,  He died April 8, 1861.

Origin of Hoist and Pulley  The origin of the hoist is very old, and pulley systems have been in use since ancient times.  They would use pulleys get water or raise objects.  Thousands of years ago, hoists must have played a great role in the construction of the great pyramids of Egypt.  The first documented proof of their use was from Greece in 236 B.C., when Greek scientist and inventor, Archimedes, invented a hoist with a rope and pulley.  It is believed these devices were first used in the Roman Emperor’s palace.

Elevators Are Used on the Disney cruise Ship *The Disney cruise ship has an elevator! *The Disney cruise ship elevator goes up three stories. *The disney cruise ship elevator is very detailed, because it looks like gold. *It is attached to a game room, hotel room, a bar, etc..

What Do elevators do?  Elevators are used to move or elevate someone somewhere.  An elevator is a platform.  IT either opens or closes.  Elevators are usually in apartments or hotels.

Extra facts  Elevators have been around for 153 years.  The world’s first elevator was installed in a five-story hotel on Broadway in New York in  The first person to use a DC motor for an elevator was Wegster in 1884 in the United States.  A few years later, in 1889, Norton Otis, son of Elisha Otis, developed an electric elevator.

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