The Inclined Elevator
The Escalator
What is it?
An escalator is a moving staircase and when it stops moving it becomes a normal staircase. It consists of individual steps moving on an inner and outer track and a handrail that moves with the steps because that is more convenient than a non-moving hand-rail. The steps and the hand-rail are powered by a motor.
It has evolved since the first one. It is running more smoothly and there are less injures when riding on it. It has become quieter and can be placed between 2nd and 3rd stories. Plus manufacturing has become quicker. Some things humans would have to do are being replaced by robots.
Inclined Elevator
The very first escalator was called the "inclined elevator".
Jesse Reno
He is the first one to make an escalator, although he is not the first one to have the idea. People like Nathan Ames and Leamon Souder had the idea before him.
Modern Escalator
The escalator has become more advanced and more efficient. They have also become more common. You can see them in malls, business buildings, and even in gyms, which is ironic.
How It Came About
Before the first escalator was introduced by Jesse Reno in 1896 as a ride in Coney Island, there were other people with this idea, but they didn't put their ideas into actions. The name "escalator" came around when Charles D. Seeberger combined "scala" which is Latin for steps and the already out there idea the "elevator". There were ideas for escalators which included getting on sideways and jumping on and jumping off.
How It's Made Escalators