Alexander Miles is well known as the inventor who revolutionized the design for elevators, ensuring they were safer for all. This article explores his work and his life. Alexander Miles’ innovative ...

Jose Morales, 9, made a replica of Alexander Miles' invention, the elevator. BEAUMONT - When it came time for Black History Month, Yolander Cunningham's students wanted to talk about slavery, but didn ...

Two newspaper interviews, published 20 years apart, bookend the rise and fall of Alexander Miles — a Duluth barber, elevator innovator and real estate developer who spent the last quarter of the 1800s ...

In this activity, participants will be looking at ways to improve an existing invention: the elevator. Participants may choose to improve capacity, speed, safety, the control panel — any working part ...