Author: Francis E. LeuppPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
George Westinghouse: His Life and Achievements
Author: Francis E. LeuppA Life of George Westinghouse
Author: Henry G. ProutGeorge Westinghouse
Author: William R. HuberPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476644144
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
While most know Thomas Edison for his invention of the light bulb, his counterpart, George Westinghouse, is too often overlooked. Westinghouse, however, became known as one of the most prolific inventors and businessmen of the Industrial Revolution. This biography reveals the man whose teachers suspected was mentally disabled and who quit college after one semester, yet founded more than 60 different companies employing 50,000 people, and received 361 U.S. patents. He later fought the "Battle of the Currents" (AC vs. DC) with Thomas Edison and won. Westinghouse, with his engineers, provided power and light for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. They harnessed the massive power of Niagara Falls and sent it over wires to light Buffalo and eventually the Northeast. His electric engines powered trains, and his air brakes stopped them. His scientific contributions forever changed the world.
A life of George Westinghouse
Author: Henry Goslee ProutThe Westinghouse Air Brake Co
Author: GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE
Author: FRANCIS E. LEUPPPublisher:
ISBN: 9781033008676
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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George Westinghouse
Author: Frank CranePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mechanical engineers
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
George Westinghouse
Author: Quentin R. SkrabecPublisher: Algora Publishing
ISBN: 0875865070
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
This is a biography of Westinghouse, genius inventor from railroad and gas distribution equipment to the corporate model of invention and research. He surpassed Edison in electricity pioneering and in managing workers too; but they both lost their companies in the panic of 1907. The bank always wins.
George Westinghouse: His Life and Achievements
Author: Francis Ellington LeuppPublisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9780469530089
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
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A Life of George Westinghouse
Author: Henry G ProutPublisher: Pantianos Classics
ISBN: 9781789872675
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
The story of businessman and engineer George Westinghouse is fascinating; his inventions revolutionized rail transport, and his pioneering distribution of electrical power changed life for Americans forever. Brought up in the small town of Central Bridge in upstate New York, Westinghouse showed talent from a young age, learning much of his father's mechanical knowhow. Filing his first patent at the tender age of 19, it was through his gifts in engineering and knack for business that Westinghouse rose to become one of the biggest names in cutting-edge American invention and technology. Though he built a variety of induction motors, steam and gas engines, it was his mechanical air braking system for trains that endured - its descendants are still used in modern locomotives worldwide. In maturity, Westinghouse competed with Thomas Edison for the electrical market; the staggering possibilities of delivering electricity to buildings meant the two fought intensely for contracts to roll out electrification, culminating in the World's Fair of 1893. There, George Westinghouse convincingly demonstrated how alternating current (AC) could deliver power at great scale to homes and businesses consistently, safely and efficiently. All these events and more comprise Henry G. Prout's biography, which delves into the schematics of Westinghouse's inventions, the resulting enterprises and the nature of the man himself.