Goodwin, Jason, 1964-

Otis : giving rise to the modern city / Jason Goodwin.

Chicago : Ivan R. Dee, 2001.

xv, 286 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

"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.

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9781566633857 (alk. paper)

Otis Elevator Company History.
Otis Elevator Company
Elevator industry United States History.
International business enterprises United States History.
Ascenseurs et monte-charge Industrie États-Unis Histoire.
Entreprises multinationales États-Unis Histoire.
Elevator industry
International business enterprises
United States

History
Books.

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 224635
Cote: HD9715.9.E43 O8 2001
Statut: Disponible