Inventions: The Elevator

THE AGRICULTURAL AGE

Before Elisha Otis invented an elevator that was actually safe to use, elevators where extremely dangerous. There was nothing to catch them if they fell. Mostly they where used to carry up supplies in factories, but if the rope happened to break, there was nothing to catch them. Vitruvius, a writer and engineer was believed to be the person who made the first elevator in 236. The elevator was improved over the years by many diffrent people.




THE INDUSTRIAL AGE

The elevator was designed to speed up the work process for buildings. It was a revolutionary idea, for then it was improved and used for tall buildings for passenger transportation. Elisha Otis designed the first safety elevator in 1852 and demonstrated his creation to the public at the Crystal Gardens, New York. Workers using the elevator Otis created during the early industrial revolution had it easier than before because it was less labour and less dangerous.




DIGITAL AGE (CANADA TODAY)

The elevator from the industrial revolution and Canada today are not that different. The same system is used for every elevator (only today, the elevators are a little more fast than back then.) The elevator has changed society positively because buildings are now centered on and around people who can not climb stairs can also take the elevator so they can get to the next floor. Though the elevator may seem safe, there are six elevator related deaths per year. This invention is very important to use today because if we feel lazy and do not want to climb the stairs, the elevator is always there for us when we need it.




THE FUTURE: My prediction for 2107

In the photo above, it shows an elevator going into our large, starry galaxies. I predict that the elevator will become so advanced that it will go much faster and will be able to go much higher than ever before. Maybe even to Space:)