The Other Elevator Inventor

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elevator invention patent otis tufts nova historical figures milestones Joseph Seamans Elisha Otis vertical railway elevator inventors
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History-Social Science STEAM
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Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Classroom Teacher / Educator
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The Other Elevator Inventor

Two years before Elisha Otis, another Otis — Otis Tufts — patented the first true passenger elevator. Find out more in this article from NOVA Online.
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