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All Building Services Inventors

Inventors of the machines that make large buildings livable, which are air conditioning that controls temperature and humidity, the safety elevator that stops a cabin from falling if the hoisting cable fails, and the escalator, an inclined moving stair. A person belongs here when the cited article credits the person with air conditioning, an elevator safety device or an escalator. It excludes architects and the builders of the structure itself.

All Building Services Inventors
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Theophilus Van Kannel (Wikipedia)
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Theophilus Van Kannel (July 1851, December 24, 1919) was an American inventor, known for inventing the revolving door, patented on August 7, 1888.
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Willis Carrier (Wikipedia)
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best known for inventing modern air conditioning
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Elisha Otis (Wikipedia)
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he invented a safety device that prevents elevators from falling if the hoisting cable fails
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Jesse W. Reno (Wikipedia)
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He invented the first working escalator in 1891
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Joseph Bramah (Wikipedia)
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He is best known for having improved the flush toilet and inventing the hydraulic press.
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