Alexander Miles - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia
Alexander Miles - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia
Feb 1, 2016
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Meet Alexander Miles — the Black inventor who made every elevator safer. In the late 1800s, his automatic elevator door design revolutionized urban life, saving countless lives and shaping modern cities. His story is more than innovation — it’s legacy. 🖤 Follow @BlackFeelings494 for more untold Black history. | Blackfeelings494
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Alexander Miles (May 18, 1838 – May 7, 1918) was an African-American inventor best known for being awarded a patent for an automatically opening and closing elevator doors. He was awarded the patent, U.S. Patent 371,207, on October 11, 1887. Before automatic doors, people had to manually shut both the shaft and elevator doors before riding. Forgetting to do so led to multiple accidents as people fell down elevator shafts. When the daughter of African-American inventor Alexander Miles almost fata
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Alexander Miles was an African American inventor best known for revolutionizing elevator safety with his 1887 patent for automatic elevator doors. Prior to his invention, passengers had to manually open and close both the elevator and shaft doors, posing serious safety risks. Miles’s design used a system of levers and flexible belts to automatically open and close the doors, significantly reducing accidents and paving the way for modern elevators. His innovation not only improved safety but also
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