Come and learn how a traction elevator works! We'll also explore the history and different types of elevators. Elevators have been around for almost 2000 years. In the 1850s, Elisha Otis invented a ...

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(NEXSTAR) – Perhaps no button on Earth is mashed as furiously as the “door close” button in an elevator. The button, usually denoted by a set of arrows pointing inward, is a favorite of impatient ...