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Jesse W. Reno
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Character Information
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Jesse W. Reno was an American inventor. He is a member of Homer Simpson's Lazy Hall of Fame.
History
Homer includes Reno in The Lazy Hall of Fame for his invention of the escalator, which was a vast improvement over stairs in getting a people up a hill with the least amount of effort: "The stairs move and you just stand there!"
Behind the Laughter
In real life, Jesse W. Reno (1861-1947) invented the first working escalator. The city of Reno, Nevada was not named after him, but for his father Major-General Jesse L. Reno.
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