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- catalog abstract ""Without it there would be no such thing as a city skyline, or even a city as we know it. Yet Elisha Graves Otis invented the safe elevator almost by accident. He wanted simply to build a machine that would hoist a bedding factory's equipment safely. He built it, all right - and in doing so made possible the construction of the skyscraper and laid the technical foundation for dynamic urban centers around the world." "In Otis: Giving Rise to the Modern City, Jason Goodwin recounts the story of the product and the business that Elisha Otis created. It is a peculiarly American tale of continuous growth and reinvention that continues even today at an ever-faster pace. Founded in 1853 in a ramshackle foundry on the Hudson River in Yonkers, New York, the company survived wars and depressions, bested competitors, and never took its eye off technological innovation. It transformed itself from a gritty manufacturer into an inventive engineering power and, ultimately, a sophisticated global enterprise."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12209001.
- catalog created "2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2001.".
- catalog description ""Without it there would be no such thing as a city skyline, or even a city as we know it. Yet Elisha Graves Otis invented the safe elevator almost by accident. He wanted simply to build a machine that would hoist a bedding factory's equipment safely. He built it, all right - and in doing so made possible the construction of the skyscraper and laid the technical foundation for dynamic urban centers around the world." "In Otis: Giving Rise to the Modern City, Jason Goodwin recounts the story of the product and the business that Elisha Otis created. It is a peculiarly American tale of continuous growth and reinvention that continues even today at an ever-faster pace. Founded in 1853 in a ramshackle foundry on the Hudson River in Yonkers, New York, the company survived wars and depressions, bested competitors, and never took its eye off technological innovation. It transformed itself from a gritty manufacturer into an inventive engineering power and, ultimately, a sophisticated global enterprise."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Part 1 Elisha Otis 5 -- Part 2 International 153.".
- catalog extent "xv, 286 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Otis.".
- catalog identifier "1566633850 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Otis.".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Chicago : Ivan R. Dee,".
- catalog relation "Otis.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "338.7/621877/0973 21".
- catalog subject "Elevator industry United States History.".
- catalog subject "HD9715.9.E434 O854 2001".
- catalog subject "International business enterprises United States History.".
- catalog subject "Otis Elevator Company History.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Part 1 Elisha Otis 5 -- Part 2 International 153.".
- catalog title "Otis : giving rise to the modern city / Jason Goodwin.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".