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Elisha Otis
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American industrialist and founder of the Otis Elevator Company, who introduced the safety elevator in 1852, preventing a cab's fall if its cable broke.
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Elisha Graves Otis (August 3, 1811 - April 8, 1861) was an American industrialist and founder of the Otis Elevator Company.
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In 1852, Elisha Otis introduced the safety elevator, which prevented the fall of the cab if the cable broke.
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