NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- One hundred thirty years ago Monday, the very first roller ... The roller coaster was designed by inventor and businessman LaMarcus Adna Thompson (1848-1919.) ...

The first American patent for a roller coaster design was issued Jan. 20, 1885. But its holder, an Ohio inventor named LaMarcus Adna Thompson, had already been building coasters for a couple of years.

When LaMarcus Adna Thompson, a textile manufacturer in ... Lamarcus Thompson’s Switchback Railroad was the world’s first roller coaster. The ride had two style cars in this photo.

But this roller coaster wasn't the first in the world -- simply the ... However, it was the Gravity Railroad that inspired LaMarcus Adna Thompson who created the Switchback Railway on Coney ...

The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. LaMarcus Adna Thompson obtained a patent regarding roller coasters on January 20, 1885 ...

The country's first commercially successful, more traditional roller coaster was the Gravity ... and operated by LaMarcus Adna Thompson. While he didn't invent the concept, Thompson's ride was ...

U.S. inventor LaMarcus Adna Thompson designs the first Coney Island coaster ... they made the sound effect to suggest, you know, a roller coaster. Woody Allen's character in Annie Hall recalls ...

LaMarcus Adna Thompson's Coney Island coaster ... almost 75 years to the day after Thompson's coaster, became the first roller coaster to use tubular steel track. This innovation allows designers ...

which were first patented and built in the late 19th century in America. John G. Taylor was issued a patent in 1872 for a roller coaster in Rhode Island, and LaMarcus Adna Thompson built one in ...

But this roller coaster wasn't the first in the world -- simply the ... However, it was the Gravity Railroad that inspired LaMarcus Adna Thompson who created the Switchback Railway on Coney ...