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Edwin Prescott

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The Roller Coaster

Katie Burger

The Roller Coaster

Edwin Prescott

1841-1931

Other Inventions

By: Edwin Prescott

Edwin Prescott was born in Cortland, South Dakota in December of 1841. Prescott died in 1931 (age 90) most likely of old age. Prescott's father died when he was 12 years old. Prescott taught himself mechanics and then during winter terms, he enrolled in evening business classes at Comer's Commercial College in Boston, Massachusetts to enhance his learning in mechanics.

He also invented the dough kneader and mixer, wagon jacks to cattle stanchions, and handles for operating window blends.

Prescott also invented ''door hangers'' which helped smooth the operation of sliding pocket doors. When he became so successful in 1880, he moved to Arlington, Virginia with his family (wife and three children). Finally, in 1898, he invented the loop the loop which claimed it had a great safety record.

In 1987, the Incredible Scream Machine author Robert Cartmell wrote:''There were no harnesses like today's rides, yet the Loop the Loop claimed an amazing safety record. The cars had rubber wheels and carried four passengers,and used only centrifugal force to remain on the tracks, nothing else! Many advertisements claimed a glass of water on the Loop's seats made the trip without spilling a drop.''

Fun Facts

The Roller Coaster Is Patented

Of The Roller Coaster

Edwin Prescott patented the Roller Coaster in 1898. The Roller Coaster was originally called the centrifugal railway because it relied on centrifugal force to stay on the tracks. No one wanted to ride the roller coaster because the first ride caused major neck injuries. In 1901, Prescott innovated his Loop The Loop by patenting his elliptical loop design which made it much safer for the riders. Inventors soon followed. The Roller Coaster was first seen in Coney Island Amusement Park in New York.

  • The roller coaster made money by charging the people that were viewing the ride.
  • It made more money from the people viewing the ride than the people actually riding the ride.
  • The roller coaster then went bankrupt.
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