The Elevators
The Complete Guide to Elevator Mechanics, History, and the Physics of Vertical TravelBy Harold M.Stevens
Length2h 9m
About this audiobook
The elevator is the most important machine most people have never thought about.
The Elevators: The Complete Guide to Elevator Mechanics, History, and the Physics of Vertical Travel is the definitive popular science guide to the invention that made the modern city possible — written for curious minds who want the real story, not a textbook.
Inside you'll discover:
→ Why Elisha Otis cut a rope in front of a crowd in 1854 — and why it changed civilisation
→ The ingenious counterweight system that lets a small motor lift two tonnes of steel and people with ease
→ How elevator control systems use artificial intelligence to predict where you're going before you press a button
→ The dramatic accidents that shaped today's safety systems — and why modern elevators almost never fail
→ The ropeless, magnetically levitated elevators being built right now that will move horizontally as well as vertically
→ Why the space elevator — a cable stretching 36,000 kilometres to orbit — is no longer science fiction
→ How one machine reshaped architecture, real estate, city planning, and human psychology simultaneously
Audiobook details
GenreTechnology, Science and Nature
Length2 hrs 9 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1
2INTRODUCTION
3CHAPTER ONE
4The Long Climb: How Humans Moved Before Elevators
5CHAPTER TWO
Show all chaptersShow less
6Elisha Otis and the Invention That Changed Everything
7CHAPTER THREE
8Cables, Counterweights, and the Physics of Lift
9CHAPTER FOUR
10The Electric Revolution: Motors, Controls, and Speed
11CHAPTER FIVE
12Reading the Shaft: Architecture Shaped by the Elevator
13CHAPTER SIX
14The Safety Net: Brakes, Buffers, and Redundant Systems
15CHAPTER SEVEN
16Hydraulic Elevators and the Science of Fluid Power
17CHAPTER EIGHT
18The Brain of the Building: Elevator Control Systems
19CHAPTER NINE
20Human Factors: Designing for the Passenger Experience
21Chapter
22CHAPTER TEN
23When Elevators Fail: Famous Incidents and What We Learned
24CHAPTER ELEVEN
25The Fastest Ride on Earth: High-Speed Elevators and Skyscrapers
26CHAPTER TWELVE
27Beyond the Building: Elevators in Mines, Ships, and Space
28CHAPTER THIRTEEN
29The Future of Vertical Travel: Maglev, Ropeless, and the Space Elevator
30CONCLUSION: None
31BIBLIOGRAPHY & FURTHER READING
More from Harold M.Stevens
The Honey BusMeredith May9h 31m4.4 (16.6K)$25 · $0.00
Operation PedestalMax Hastings12h 29m4.4 (5.2K)$29 · $0.00
When the Heavens Went on SaleAshlee Vance18h 20m4.4 (3K)$40 · $0.00
Hands of TimeRebecca Struthers8h 8m4.4 (1.3K)$26 · $0.00
Everybody Has a Podcast (Except You)Justin McElroy, Travis McElroy, Griffin McElroy5h 9m4.3 (2.3K)$24 · $0.00
Never Lost AgainBill Kilday10h 1m4.4 (805)$29 · $0.00
How the Internet HappenedBrian McCullough13h 28m4.3 (2.7K)$23 · $0.00
Collected Writings of Nikola TeslaNikola Tesla, Thomas Commerford Martin21h 50m4.3 (1.7K)$1 · $0.00
Just AspireAjai Chowdhry9h 13m4.4 (260)$29 · $0.00
The Little Book of AliensAdam Frank8h 20m4.3 (1.3K)$26 · $0.00
The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla (Annotated)Thomas Commerford Martin16h 59m4.3 (1.3K)$2 · $0.00
KargilV.P. Malik15h 18m4.3 (2K)$24 · $0.00
Experiments with Alternating CurrentsNikola Tesla9h 6m4.3 (874)$1 · $0.00
Fire on the HorizonTom Shroder, John Konrad8h 23m4.3 (858)$26 · $0.00
The Smell of Kerosene (Annotated)National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Donald L. Mallick, Peter W. Merlin11h 32m4.3 (523)$2 · $0.00
The Boy Who Harnessed the WindWilliam Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer10h 5m4.2 (78.9K)$29 · $0.00
Mars Rover CuriosityRob Manning, William L. Simon7h 43m4.3 (1.7K)$20
Across the Airless WildsEarl Swift10h 8m4.3 (1.3K)$29 · $0.00
Console WarsBlake J. Harris20h 41m4.2 (13.7K)$46 · $0.00
Improvised Munitions HandbookU.S. Department of Defense4h 50m4.3 (1.6K)$0.99 · $0.00
LiftoffEric Berger9h 4m4.6 (9.5K)$29 · $0.00
Distant SkiesMelissa A. Priblo Chapman12h 39m4.7 (379)$23
ApolloCharles Murray, Catherine Bly Cox18h 15m4.6 (3.9K)$30
The Story of BirdsSteve Brusatte11h 49m4.6 (401)$29 · $0.00
Black Earth WisdomLeah Penniman11h 54m4.6 (577)$8 · $0.00
Crystals for BeginnersKaren Frazier3h 49m4.5 (45.6K)$20
What If? 10th Anniversary EditionRandall Munroe7h 29m4.5 (41.4K)$23
Total Cat MojoJackson Galaxy10h 13m4.5 (8.4K)$23 · $0.00
Earth at NightNational Aeronautics and Space Administration2h 26m4.7 (196)$1 · $0.00
My Life Among the UnderdogsTia Torres5h 51m4.5 (4K)$24 · $0.00
What It Takes to Save a LifeKwane Stewart6h4.6 (556)$24 · $0.00
Pastoral SongJames Rebanks8h 35m4.5 (12K)$26 · $0.00
How Stella Learned to TalkChristina Hunger7h4.5 (10.9K)$24 · $0.00
Craig & FredCraig Grossi8h 6m4.5 (9.6K)$26 · $0.00
Celebrating BirdsNatalia Rojas, Ana Maria Martinez6h 47m4.6 (330)$24 · $0.00
WildingIsabella Tree12h 22m4.5 (13.4K)$23
Saving JemimaJulie Zickefoose4h 59m4.5 (749)$20 · $0.00
The Complete Dog Training, Care, & Health GuideDr. Olivia Grace7h 22m4.8 (44)$10 · $0.00
Hot Cowgirl Sh*tLacie Evans2h 15m4.7 (103)$15
We Are the Middle of ForeverDahr Jamail, Stan Rushworth13h 39m4.5 (799)$23
You may also like
One ClickRichard L. Brandt5h 36m3.8 (8.7K)$14 · $0.00
Across the Airless WildsEarl Swift10h 8m4.3 (1.3K)$29 · $0.00
The Principle of RelativityAlbert Einstein7h 12m4.4 (1.2K)$2.30
Relativity: The special and the general theoryAlbert Einstein3h 23m4.2 (41.4K)$3.50 · $0.00
The Experience Economy, Updated EditionB. Joseph Pine II, James H. Gilmore12h 13m3.9 (3.4K)$20
A Martian OdysseyStanley G. Weinbaum1h3.9 (2.4K)$2 · $0.00
Experiments with Alternating CurrentsNikola Tesla9h 6m4.3 (874)$1 · $0.00
The First Men in the MoonH. G. Wells7h 33m3.8 (23.7K)$2.30
The Weather MachineAndrew Blum4h 50m3.7 (2K)$20 · $0.00
Light in the DarknessHeino Falcke10h 40m4.1 (711)$29 · $0.00
Crossing the ChasmGeoffrey A. Moore9h 45m4.1 (37.9K)$29 · $0.00
MarsLeonard David3h 27m4.1 (482)$15
Graphic Films Collection - woman in the moon – act 2G. B. Royer7m$11 · $0.00
TelecosmGeorge Gilder11h 14m3.7 (275)$21 · $0.00
Challenges Of Living On MarsEdson Schenkel2h 41m$47 · $0.00
Rocket Launch (Annotated)Cyril M. Kornbluth7h 48m$2 · $0.00
Discoveries and Inventions of the Nineteenth CenturyRobert Routledge43h 30m4.2 (38)$1 · $0.00
Relativity: The Special and General Theory (Summarized Edition)Albert Einstein1h 52m4.4 (12)$2
The Dawn of Aeronautics: 10 Outstanding Aeronautical BooksRobert B. Meyer, V. E. Johnson, Fred T. Jane, John B. Rathbun, Thomas Herbert Russell, William J. Jackman, Octave Chanute, William D. Ennis, Charles B. Hayward, William G. Krueger, George Anthony Cavanagh, Alfred Powell Morgan48h 24m$0.99 · $0.00
Remarks on the Proposed Railway Between Birmingham and LondonAnonymous57m$2 · $0.00