Heather: What was the state of knowledge that exsisted in the areas of study during the time of your work on the elevator shaft?
Alexander Miles: Well, when i first got interested in improving the elevator, I found that not many people had found much interest in it before me. Most of my ideas however, were built mainly off of the work that Sir William Armstrong had done on the elevator. He invented the first hydraulic crane, which led to the invetnion of the first electric elevator toward the end of the 19th century which was built by German inventor Werner von Siemens. So, I would say that I had a lot of really good ideas to go off of, but I do think that I improved the safety of the elevator greatly.
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ReplyDeleteI love how you thought about all of the people who unfortnatley don't have the privelage of walking and put your talent to use to help that problem. That shows that you are a very care hearted person, and I respect you for that. The elevator is a very important invention, without it life for the disaabled COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DIFFICULT.
ReplyDelete---I tried to do the same. Help others who were not fortunate to listen/play music. That's the reason why I participated with one of the first recording studios. I was proud to help, because afterwards I feel that I carried a big weight of positive energy. Do you get that feeling?
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