Before Otis elevators, getting stuck could be a life-threatening nightmare. Here's how one company's innovations reshaped cities to be skyscraper-friendly. Full video: http://cnnmon.ie/295P3Jt w/ Rachel Crane | CNN Business

Meet the world’s first electric elevator! For the first time ever several people could be transported vertically by an electric elevator – at 1.8 kilometers per hour up to a height of 40 meters. This invention by Werner von Siemens was in fact a vertically moving locomotive. 🚂 It was presented by Siemens in Mannheim, Germany, in 1880. Throughout time #elevators have opened the opportunity to travel independently and safely between building floors in all sorts of buildings. 🏢 Today, #IoT and di

Has it been 170 years already? Time sure has flown by since Elisha Otis sold his first elevator in 1853 and demonstrated his safety brake invention at the 1854 World’s Fair at the Crystal Palace in New York. Today, we’re embracing our safety legacy and we’re continuing to build the future as the leader in the world’s elevator and escalator manufacturing, installation, and service company. Thank you to all of our colleagues, customers, and partners throughout the years who have made this possible