CNN CNN Newsroom April 12, 2013 14:55:00
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...