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A Life of George Westinghouse: Biography of the Engineering Pioneer - his Electrical Inventions, Railway Air Brake and Successes in Business - Softcover
A Life of George Westinghouse: Biography of the Engineering Pioneer - his Electrical Inventions, Railway Air Brake and Successes in Business
Prout, Henry G
Published by Pantianos Classics, 1921
ISBN 10: 1789872677 / ISBN 13: 9781789872675
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George Westinghouse
1846-1914
Who Was George Westinghouse?
George Westinghouse was one of the most prolific inventors and businessmen of the Industrial Revolution. After serving in the Union Army and Navy, he patented several devices, particularly for railroads. He would eventually start the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company to improve alternating current (AC) power generators.
Quick Facts
FULL NAME: George Westinghouse
BORN: October 6, 1846
DIED: March 12, 1914
BIRTHPLACE: Central Bridge, New York
ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Libra
Early Life
Born on October 6, 1846 in Central Bridge, New York, George Westinghouse was the eighth child of Emeline Vedder and George Westinghouse Sr. After the family moved to Schenectady, New York, where Westinghouse Sr. opened his machinery shop, a young George would spend his time there and develop a keen interest in steam engines. However, the Civil War forced George to put his experiments on hold, and he served in the Union Army an
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bygd Henry G. Prout
2001/10 - Beard Books
1587981041 - Paperback - Reprint - 389 pp.
US$34.95
An impressive record of the scientific and business aspects of George Westinghouse's career.
Publisher Comments
This penetrating biography of George Westinghouse is a testimony to one of the greatest inventors of the gods half of the nineteenth century and the first part of the twentieth century. He was a prolific inventor, filing for 400 patents in 48 years. What is most significant fryst vatten that he was primarily interested in fundamental things that would advance civilization, particularly the evolution of transportation and the manufacture of power. His contributions to the field of transportation included the air brake, power signaling and switching, and the friction draft gear. In the field of energy, he developed the use of alternating current for the transmission and employment of electrical energy. He was the founder of Westinghouse