Identity politics. Identity politics, also called identitarian politics,[2] refers to political positions based on the interests and perspectives of social groups with which people identify. Identity politics includes the ways in which people's politics may be shaped by aspects of their identity through loosely correlated social organizations.
Concept Outline. The space elevator is planned to be built by the year 2050 with a capacity to carry 100-ton climbers. It is composed of a 96,000-km carbon nanotube cable, a 400-m diameter floating Earth Port and a 12,500-ton counter-weight.
According to Gray, what Elisha Otis patented in 1861 (two years after Tufts) was basically a freight elevator typical of the eraâan open platform designed to haul goods up and down. What made it special was his patented safety device at the top. Without safeties, elevators were dangerous.