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标题: An Elevator Engineer [打印本页]

作者: choi    时间: 12-2-2012 13:07
标题: An Elevator Engineer
Kate Linebaugh, The Ups and Downs of Making Elevators Go. Wall Street Journal, Dec 1, 2012.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB ... 43200385871618.html

Note:
(a) This article is about Theresa Christy of Otis Elevator Co. The Scottish surnames Christy/Christie are a pet form of Christian.
(b) The article says elevator was "[d]eveloped in the 19th century."

elevator
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elevator
(section 6 History)
(c) The article states, "The average American is 22 pounds heavier than the average Chinese."

22 pounds = 10 kg

I'd have though Americans are much heavier.
(d) Farmington, Connecticut
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farmington,_Connecticut
( As an affluent suburb of Hartford, it is home to the world headquarters of several large corporations including Carrier Corporation, Otis Elevator Company, and Carvel [an ice cream franchise])





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