Westinghouse Electric Corporation
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Westinghouse Electric Corporation was a major American manufacturing and broadcasting conglomerate known for its pioneering role in electrical equipment and its ownership of media assets such as NBC.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
broadcasting company
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conglomerate → defunct company → manufacturing company → |
| acquired |
CBS Inc.
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| brandTransferredTo |
Westinghouse Electric Company
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Westinghouse Licensing Corporation → |
| competedWith |
General Electric
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| country |
United States
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| developed |
alternating current power systems
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circuit breakers → electric motors → electrical transformers → nuclear reactors → turbines → |
| dissolved |
1999
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| foundedAs |
Westinghouse Electric Company
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| foundedBy |
George Westinghouse
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| headquartersLocation |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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| inception |
1886
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| industry |
broadcasting
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consumer electronics → defense → electrical equipment → industrial manufacturing → nuclear power → |
| notableFor |
early commercial radio broadcasting
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pioneering AC power distribution → |
| notableWork |
Niagara Falls AC power project
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| operated |
radio stations
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television stations → |
| owned |
Group W
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KDKA (AM) → KYW (AM) → NBC → National Broadcasting Company → WBZ (AM) → WJZ (AM) → Westinghouse Broadcasting Company → |
| participatedIn |
electrification of the United States
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| product |
elevators
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household appliances → lighting equipment → power generation equipment → radios → televisions → |
| renamedTo |
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
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| successor |
CBS Corporation
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