You probably don't think twice when stepping into an elevator. It's just there, ready to whisk you up to your hotel room on ...
Explore the mechanics of elevators, including the cables, locks, and innovative systems that elevate our daily experiences. This video is dubbed in over 20 languages; change the audio track language ...
Introduction -- Ch. 1. Technological origins: freight hoists in England and America, 1800-1860 -- Ch. 2. Ascending rooms and vertical railways: the passenger elevator, 1800-1860 -- Ch. 3. An emerging ...