Elijah Otis invented elevator safety. Back then the elevators would brake down and fall to the ground, which caused the people to die. Otis invented a back up so if the elevator broke down you were safe.
Yonkers, New YorkIncorrect question being asked, Elisha did not invent the elevator, he invented the safety break system. As welll as invented an automatic bread baking oven.
Elisha Otis is known for building the first modern passenger elevator which used his invention of a safety device which prevented the car from falling if the cables broke.
The elevator safety brake...