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
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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
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