[DOC] [TLE] Elisha Otis - Wikipedia [PAR] Elisha Graves Otis (August 3, 1811  April 8, 1861) was an American industrialist, 
founder of the Otis Elevator Company, and inventor of a safety device that 
prevents elevators from falling if the hoisting cable fails. He worked on this device 
while living in Yonkers, New York in 1852, and had ... At his leased building, he 
started designing a safety brake that could stop... [DOC] [TLE] Elisha Graves Otis Biography (Inventor) - Infoplease [PAR] Elisha Graves Otis invented the first safe elevator system and in 1853 founded ... 
in Yonkers, New York, in 1852 and it was there he came up with an elevator 
brake, ... When sales dried up after his first year in business, Otis demonstrated 
his ... The publicity stunt -- he was raised in an elevator and then cut the cables 
with an... [DOC] [TLE] Elisha Graves Otis - American Society of Mechanical Engineers [PAR] This invention revolutionized the elevator and construction industries by making 
... He quickly proved his worth by inventing an automatic turner that produced ... 
By 1852, Otis was living in Yonkers, NY, working for a company that hired him to 
... of the hoist platform and the overhead lifting cable," wrote Joseph J. Fucini and
... [DOC] [TLE] Who Invented the Elevator? - Today I Found Out [PAR] May 1, 2014 ... In 1852, Otis came up with a design that had a safety brake. ... Otis himself 
demonstrated the device, which he called a safety hoist, at the New ... 1854, 
when he went up in a make-shift elevator himself and had the ropes cut. ... Otis 
went on to found his own elevator company, which installed the first public... [DOC] [TLE] 10 Things Master Salespeople Do to Sweep Away Skepticism and ... [PAR] Nov 18, 2014 ... In 1852, Elisha Otis hoped to save lives (and make money) by ... his safety 
elevator three stories high and cut the cable while he was still inside. ... in the 
hard to believe, simply demonstrate what your product does. ... Another way to 
get people to buy into your claim is to explain the mechanism behind it. [DOC] [TLE] How to Sweep Away Skepticism with a Dramatic Demonstration ... [PAR] Jun 17, 2015 ... So, in 1852, he introduced his safety elevator. ... raised his safety elevator three 
stories high, and then cut the cable  while he was still inside. [DOC] [TLE] Elisha Otis Gets a Sales Lesson From P.T. Barnum - New England ... [PAR] Aug 3, 2014 ... He offered Otis $100 to demonstrate the device before a crowd at ... Once he had 
the crowd's attention, he gave the signal for an assistant to cut the cable with an 
axe. ... Then he got a job in Yonkers, N.Y., converting an old sawmill into a ... He 
built a few more safety hoists for his boss in 1852, but then the... [DOC] [TLE] About Elevators - Otis [PAR] in 1852, one man helped change the face of the world's cities. ... He realized that 
some sort of safety brake was required. ... decided to stage a dramatic 
demonstration of his new safety elevator ... The hoisting rope was cut with an axe. 
... publicly demonstrated his ... cable, known as hoisting ropes, are attached to 
the top of. [DOC] [TLE] Elisha Otis: Journey to the Top by R L on Prezi [PAR] Mar 17, 2015 ... Get started ... He invented these to make elevators safer and to help the need of 
... Thanks to Otis, the act of riding elevators is much more safe than it used to be. 
... elevator brake" and demonstrated his invention to the public in 1854. ... car to 
the top of the building and then cut the elevator support cables. [DOC] [TLE] Want to Sweep Away Skepticism? Demonstrate Your Product - The ... [PAR] Mar 3, 2015 ... In 1852, Elisha Otis hoped to save lives (and make money) by ... And he did it 
with a very dramatic demonstration. ... raised his safety elevator three stories high
, and then cut

Question: To demonstrate his elevator's safety in 1852, he got in it & cut the cable
Answer: Otis