| Going Up!: Elisha Otis's Trip to the Top Contributor(s): Kulling, Monica (Author), Parkins, David (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1770495169 ISBN-13: 9781770495166 Publisher: Tundra Books (NY) OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - General (see Also Headings Under Animals Or Technology) |
| Dewey: B |
| Series: Great Idea (Tundra Books) |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 8" W x 10" (0.35 lbs) 32 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 155078 Reading Level: 3.5 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1818, seven-year-old Elisha was fascinated by farm machinery. As a young man, he tried a variety of ways to make a living, but nothing fired his imagination more than the job he found in a bed-frame factory. Soon he invented a machine that made frames four times faster than ever before. In 1852, while overseeing the construction of a new factory, he had to find a way to move heavy machinery to the second floor. He didn't trust the hoisting platform, so he invented a safety brake. It was so successful that rather than lift machine parts, Elisha decided to build people-hoisting machines. In 1857, Elisha Otis installed his first successful passenger elevator in a five-storey department store in New York City. Before Elisha's invention, buildings were never higher than six stories. At last it was possible to build skyscrapers |