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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Person
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gptkbp:associated_with
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elevators
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gptkbp:awards
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none known
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gptkbp:born
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August 3, 1811
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gptkbp:burial_place
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gptkb:Greenwood_Cemetery
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gptkbp:career_start
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gptkb:artisans
elevator manufacturer
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gptkbp:children
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four
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gptkbp:contribution
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gptkb:elevator
urban architecture
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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symbol of safety in technology
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gptkbp:descendant
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gptkb:Otis_family
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gptkbp:died
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April 8, 1861
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gptkbp:education
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self-taught
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gptkbp:elevator_company
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gptkb:elevator
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gptkbp:elevator_innovation
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safety features
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gptkbp:elevator_safety
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revolutionized building design
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gptkbp:family
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working-class family
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gptkbp:famous_quote
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All safe elevators are made by Otis.
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gptkbp:first_elevator
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1857
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gptkbp:floors
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safety elevator
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gptkbp:founded
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gptkb:Otis_Brothers_&_Company
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gptkbp:founded_in
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1853
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:elevator
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:historical_event
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demonstration of safety elevator
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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modern skyscrapers
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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pioneered elevator technology
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Elisha Otis
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gptkbp:influenced
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modern elevator design
vertical transportation industry
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:industrial_revolution
mechanical engineering
safety engineering
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gptkbp:invention
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1852
safety device for elevators
US Patent 186,139
increased building heights
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gptkbp:invention_field
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mechanical engineering
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gptkbp:known_for
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inventing the safety elevator
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gptkbp:legacy
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safety in vertical transportation
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:notable_achievement
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demonstrated safety elevator at the 1854 World's Fair
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gptkbp:notable_contributor
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elevator safety advancements
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Inventor
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gptkbp:patent_description
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safety mechanism for elevators
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gptkbp:patent_significance
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first safety elevator patent.
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gptkbp:place_of_birth
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gptkb:Halifax,_Vermont
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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gptkb:Yonkers,_New_York
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gptkbp:related_to
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elevator safety standards
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Yonkers,_New_York
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Eunice_Otis
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gptkbp:work_location
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gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:year_established
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1853
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:elevator
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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