- Jesse W. Reno
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Jesse Wilford Reno Born August 4, 1861
Fort Leavenworth, KansasDied June 2, 1947 (aged 85)
Pelham Manor, New YorkOccupation Inventor, Engineer Spouse Baroness Marie G. Snowman Parents Jesse L. Reno
Mary Blanes CrossRelatives William Beanes
Francis Scott Key
Conrad RenoJesse Wilford Reno (August 4, 1861 – June 2, 1947) invented the first working escalator in 1891 (patented March 15, 1892) used at the Old Iron Pier, Coney Island, New York City. His invention was referred to as the "inclined elevator." An earlier escalator machine, termed "revolving stairs" by its inventor Nathan Ames, was patented March 9, 1859, but was never built.
Reno was born in 1861 in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He was the son of American Civil War notable Jesse L. Reno. He graduated from Lehigh University in 1883 with an engineering degree in mining, later a metallurgical degree, where he was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity.[1]
References
- ^ "Jesse W. Reno," The New York Times, 3 Jun. 1947.
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- Lehigh University alumni
- National Inventors Hall of Fame inductees
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