History
How to Build Model elevators, Part One
An exploration into making elevators out of a variety of boxes, rubber bands, nails, screws and string by Dr. Lee Gray, EW Correspondent Recent events have had a dramatic impact...
The First Elevator in the Texas State Capitol, Part Two
A detailed examination of the unique Eaton & Prince water-hydraulic elevator installed in the Capitol by Dr. Lee Gray, EW Correspondent Part one of this investigation traced the specification and...
The First Elevator in the Texas State Capitol, Part One
A search for the truth in a variety of documents seeks to answer how the Eaton & Prince Horizontal Hydraulic Elevator wound up being chosen for this prestigious project. by...
Up and Down in Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
One episode of TV icon Fred Rogers’ venerable program addressed vertical transportation in a way only he could. by Dr. Lee Gray, EW Correspondent A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,...
2020 Vision: Hindsight and Foresight
A look back at an EW initiative shows many VT predictions have been realized in the last 25 years or are currently under development. by Dr. Lee Gray, EW Correspondent...
Hawkins Electrical Guide
Early 20th century publisher sought to explain practical applications of electricity in a 10-volume series. In 1917, Theodore Audel & Co. of New York, publisher of technical manuals and educational...
What’s in a Word?
The first multilanguage technical dictionaries were rich visual resources in small packages. In 1906, German engineers Kurt Deinhardt and Alfred Schlomann, working with publisher R. Oldenbourg of Berlin, produced the...
William Baxter, Jr., Conclusion
The final phase of Baxter’s career included significant contributions as a technical writer, new engineering projects and pursuits, and a return to elevator technology and design. Baxter Electric Motor Co....
William Baxter, Jr., Part Two
The continuation of this industry innovator’s biography focuses on his elevator-industry engineering and attempts at forming electric companies. In 1904, Thomas Brown, Otis’ chief engineer, claimed that William Baxter, Jr....
William Baxter, Jr., Part One
A look into the life of an important industry innovator in the dawn of the electric age William Baxter, Jr., author of Hydraulic Elevators, one of the first books on...
