escalator

Summary

escalator is a mode of transport^[1]. escalator draws 1,139 Wikipedia views per month (mode_of_transport category, ranking #10 of 36).^[2]

Key Facts

• escalator is credited with the discovery of Jesse W. Reno^[3].
• escalator's instance of is recorded as mode of transport^[4].
• escalator is a type of stairs^[5].
• escalator is a type of belt conveyor^[6].
• escalator is a type of elevators and escalators^[7].
• escalator is a type of pedestrian infrastructure^[8].
• escalator's Commons category is recorded as Escalators^[9].
• 1891 marks the founding of escalator^[10].
• escalator's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Escalators^[11].
• escalator's Commons gallery is recorded as Escalator^[12].
• escalator's location of creation is recorded as New York City^[13].
• escalator's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[14].
• escalator's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[15].
• escalator's described by source is recorded as Small Soviet Encyclopedia^[16].
• escalator's different from is recorded as Q110447564^[17].
• escalator's practiced by is recorded as escalator girl^[18].
• escalator's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[19].
• escalator's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Transport^[20].
• escalator's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Technology^[21].

Body

Definition and Type

escalator's instance of is recorded as mode of transport^[4]. Recorded subclass of include stairs^[5], belt conveyor^[6], elevators and escalators^[7], and pedestrian infrastructure^[8].

Origins

1891 marks the founding of escalator^[10].

Why It Matters

escalator draws 1,139 Wikipedia views per month (mode_of_transport category, ranking #10 of 36).^[2] escalator has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] escalator is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]