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"earthquake" and an elevator plunges and yet that almost never happens in real life because 160 years ago a man just outside of new york drew this diagram on a scrap of paper. a simple idea for a simple invention. his name was elijah otis and pedro knows all about him. >> what he invented is a device was one which when the rope broke the platform remained in position and remained safe. that opened up vertical transportation safely for people and enabled tall buildings. >> reporter: indeed the elevator's safety brake opened the heavens for architects in rapidly growing cities. >> buildings shot...

Unless you do crossword puzzles, you may not know the name, but you may know its products. the otis company just celebrated 160 years in business. they made it safe for all of life's ups and downs. here's tonight's report in "american journey." >> reporter: a calamity strikes like the one in earthquakes and an elevator plunges. yet that almost never happens in real life because 160 years ago a man just outside of new york drew this diagram on a scrap of paper. a simple idea for a simple invention. his name was elisha otis and

Great skyscraper towers across a city and an elevator plunges. yet, that almost never happens in real life because 160 years ago a man just outside of new york drew this diagram on a scrap of paper, a simple idea for a simple invention. his name was elijah otis. >> he invented the device in which if the rope broke, the platform remained in position and became safe and that was opened up for transportation safely for people and enabled tall buildings. >> indeed, the elevator's safety brake freed the imaginations and opened the heavens for architects in the rapidly growing city sdpies. >> buildi...