
audiobook
by Alexander Miles, Alexis Thomson
Language
en
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Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Laura Wisewell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2006-03-04
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

Best known for improving elevator safety, this 19th-century inventor helped make a fast-growing technology far safer for everyday use. His patented mechanism for opening and closing elevator shaft doors became an important step toward the modern elevator.
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1863–1924
A leading Scottish surgeon and medical teacher, he helped shape early modern surgical practice through clear, practical writing. His books, including the widely used Manual of Surgery, brought hospital experience and classroom teaching together for generations of students.
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