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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.
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.