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Nolan Bushnell, the founder of Atari and the man who brought us Pong, also founded the Chuck E. Cheese pizza chain.
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Transportation > Elevators and Escalators
On 9th August, 1859, An early escalator was patented by Nathan Ames... Read more »
On 15th January, 1861, Elisha Otis patented his elevator safety brake... Read more »
On 17th January, 1871, An early cable car was patented by Andrew Smith Hallidie... Read more »
On 20th February, 1872, C. Baldwin patented an hydraulic electric elevator... Read more »
On 24th February, 1874, John W. Meaker received a patent for his improvements in elevator safety... Read more »
On 21st April, 1878, The first U.S. fireman’s sliding pole was installed... Read more »
On 11th October, 1887, Alexander Miles patented the electric elevator... Read more »
On 15th March, 1892, An early escalator was patented by J. W. Reno... Read more »
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