George Westinghouse
1846-1914
American Inventor and Industrialist
George Westinghouse is best known for founding his electric company and promoting the adoption of alternating current for electric pow...
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George Westinghouse (1846-1914), American inventor and manufacturer, made substantial contributions to railroad transportation safety and efficiency and to the transmission of electrical power.George ...
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George Westinghouse was born on October 6, 1846 in New York. He worked in his father's factory, where he learned about gears, pistons, and cams. In 1865, after serving in the Union army and navy, West...
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George Westinghouse
George Westinghouse
George Westinghouse