Who Invented Stairs?

[Nava]

@bob_2

According to this website however, they were not “invented until 1948, by Swiss architect Werner Bösendörfer. Prior to the advent of stairs (or “stairsteppes,” as they were originally called), most people moved between building levels using ramps or ladders.”

Might as well say the floor was invented by Porcelanosa…

[Exapno_Mapcase]

@smokey78

And with escalators being a new invention, think I did see a Victorian age illustration of an exposition fair of folks riding an escalator upwards to a platform, and then at the top having to come down to the ground via, a staircase.

Very likely. Lots of people invented the escalator at various times in the 19th century.

[billfish678]

It took way longer for musicians to understand the importance of stairs than one would think however…

[TokyoBayer]

@CalMeacham

The old Physics Building at the University of Utah had four floors, and no steps – it was all ramps. My office was on the top floor.

Oh yes, I remember that building. All my physics classes were in the “new” building (I’m going to put new in quotes considering the time frame) there was some uncertainty about which building should host the department’s pet cat.

[panache45]

This reminds me of an ep of Everybody Loves Raymond, in which Ray’s parents were said to have argued about who invented the lawn.

[Mangetout]

@TokyoBayer

Oh yes, I remember that building. All my physics classes were in the “new” building (I’m going to put new in quotes considering the time frame) there was some uncertainty about which building should host the department’s pet cat.

There always is, until the function collapses.