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The Black Inventor Who Revolutionized Elevators In 1887, Alexander Miles invented a system to automate elevator doors, making them safer. His invention helped him become one of the wealthiest Black men in the Pacific Northwest. Learn about the man who changed the elevator industry. #AlexanderMiles, #BlackHistory, #Inventors, #ElevatorInvention, #SafetyInventions, #PacificNorthwest, #HiddenHistory, #Innovation, #BlackExcellence, #HistoryUnfiltered | Black History Unfiltered
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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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Meet Alexander Miles, an African American inventor whose brilliance made elevators safer for everyone. Before his invention, elevator doors had to be manually opened and closed, leading to accidents that could be fatal. In 1887, Miles patented a revolutionary automatic mechanism that ensured both the elevator shaft and car doors closed simultaneously, preventing tragic mishaps. His work paved the way for the modern elevators we rely on today! His contributions were so impactful that he was later
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