The First Commercial passenger elevator, installed by Otis Elevator Company in 1857 climbed 40 feet a minute. the Elevators that Mitsubishi electric are installing in China's 2,000 foot tall shanghai tower travel 59 feet
a second. When construction is complete in 2014 the elevators will whisk passengers straight from the entrance
to the top of the tower in less then one minute.
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