{"product_id":"digital-product-7","title":"GOING UP:  How the Elevator Invented the Metropolis","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eHere is a compelling, back-cover style description for \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"55\"\u003eGoing Up: How the Elevator Invented the Metropolis\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eBefore the 1850s, human civilization was flat.\u003c\/b\u003e Bound by the unyielding limit of the human staircase, cities spread outward instead of upward, and the ground floor reigned supreme. Rich and poor alike lived low to the earth, terrified of heights, structural collapses, and the drafty, undesirable garrets at the top of buildings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eThen came a single mechanical leap of faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eIn \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"3\"\u003eGoing Up: How the Elevator Invented the Metropolis\u003c\/i\u003e, Lenny Piazza traces the fascinating, untold history of the machine that shattered the horizontal limits of human history. From Elisha Otis’s dramatic safety-brake demonstration at the 1853 New York Crystal Palace to the terrifying Victorian anxieties of \"elevator vertigo\" and towering infernos, this book uncovers how a box on a cable completely rewrote our world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eDiscover how:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Penthouse Inversion\u003c\/b\u003e turned the vertical world upside down, transforming top-floor slums into luxury sky-sanctuaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Skeleton Frame\u003c\/b\u003e of steel partnered with the elevator to give birth to the modern skyscraper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Chimney Effect\u003c\/b\u003e and stranded mid-air power failures exposed the terrifying vulnerabilities of the vertical city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Push-Button Revolution\u003c\/b\u003e replaced human operators with the automated electrical brains we trust without a second thought today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003eA gripping blend of urban history, industrial engineering, and human psychology, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"81\"\u003eGoing Up\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how the most ubiquitous and unappreciated machine on earth unlocked the sky, pumped life into the modern metropolis, and forever changed the way we look at the world around us.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Piazza Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49004523061366,"sku":null,"price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0719\/5521\/8550\/files\/Cover_ea0c1199-f19d-49e2-9dff-6abc4407f2fd.png?v=1791907228","url":"https:\/\/piazzapublishing.store\/products\/digital-product-7","provider":"Piazza Publishing Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}