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Elisha Otis, in full Elisha Graves Otis, (born August 3, 1811, Halifax, Vermont, U.S.—died April 8, 1861, Yonkers, New York), American inventor of the safety elevator.
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Nikola Tesla Fell In Love With A Pigeon—And Six More Freaky Facts About The Iconic Inventor. Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) is best known for his pioneering research in electricity and robotics and for his numerous inventions, which include the eponymous Tesla coil.
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He also patented several inventions, including a bicycle brake in 1898, a "vibratory disintegrator" used to produce gas from peat moss, and a pneumatic road-improver, and he helped develop a turbine engine. Like generations of Astors before him, he also made millions in real estate.
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1900's: Beginnings. Youthful inventor Joshua Lionel Cowen wasn't the first to manufacture toy trains. But his talents as an engineer and salesman soon put Lionel ahead of its competitors. Cowen designed his first train, the Electric Express, not as a toy, but as an eye-catching display for toy stores.
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The first electric circuit was invented by Alessandro Volta in 1800. He discovered he could produce a steady flow of electricity using bowls of salt solution connected by metal strips.
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Between 1882 and 1886 Schuyler Wheeler invented a fan powered by electricity. It was commercially marketed by the American firm Crocker & Curtis electric motor company. In 1882, Philip Diehl developed the world's first electric ceiling fan.
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Nikola Tesla's development of alternating current motors made possible the invention of oscillating fans in the early 20th century. And in 1902, a 25-year-old engineer from New York named Willis Carrier invented the first modern air-conditioning system.
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In some countries, as it is here in the United States, the number 13 is considered unlucky and building owners will sometimes purposefully omit a floor numbered 13. ... Based on an internal review of records, the Otis Elevators company estimates that 85% of the buildings with their elevators do not have a named 13th floor.
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Many people think that Les Paul was the inventor of the electric guitar, but he wasn't. The credit for this goes to George Beauchamp, a musician, and Adolph Rickenbacker, an electrical engineer, who are rightfully considered to be the people who created the first commercially viable modern amplifiable electric guitar.
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In our opinion, though, Otis has more than a few things going for it. It's a name that seriously grows on you, it's upbeat and friendly, it's musically inspired, it's charming and old-fashioned, it's confidently simple and it has a positively “prosperous” meaning.
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However, as with a lot of inventions, the first inventor was not the one who made the device practical. In 1873, Zenobe Gramme, a Belgian inventor, invented the first commercially practical (one which could be made reliably and cheaply enough to sell commercially) electric motor.
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EP Derek Haas on Why Otis Was Killed Off. [WARNING: The following contains MAJOR spoilers for Chicago Fire Season 8 Premiere, “Sacred Ground.”] R.I.
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Frequently called the world's first electronic instrument, the theremin was invented by Russian scientist Leon Theremin (or to give him his formal Russian name, Lev Sergeyevich Termen), who toured the world in the 1920s, '30s and beyond, giving concerts and displaying his creation.
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Since the introduction of modern skyscrapers, owners have continued to worry about superstitious tenants refusing to inhabit that “unlucky” floor. The Otis Elevator Company reports that 80 to 90% of the elevators it has installed in skyscrapers and large hotels do not have a 13th floor button.
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The first electric lift was built by Werner von Siemens in 1880.
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John Jacob Astor IV is credited with patenting many important inventions that include the famous bicycle brake in the year 1898. He also helped in developing a turbine engine and a “vibratory disintegrator” that was used for producing gas from a pneumatic road-improver and peat moss.
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1. The Zipper. The zipper has a long history of innovation, but the man credited with the invention of the modern version of the zipper is Gideon Sundback, a Swedish-American electrical engineer. In 1906 he moved to Canada to work for the Universal Fastener Company in St.