George Westinghouse
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George Westinghouse was an American inventor and industrialist best known for pioneering railway air brakes and promoting alternating current (AC) power systems.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| George Westinghouse canonical | 19 |
| George Westinghouse Jr. | 1 |
| inventor George Westinghouse | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
engineer
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entrepreneur ⓘ human ⓘ industrialist ⓘ inventor ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ |
| businessPartner | Nikola Tesla ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart disease ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1846-10-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1914-03-12 ⓘ |
| employer |
Westinghouse air brake system
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surface form:
Westinghouse Air Brake Company
Westinghouse Electric Corporation ⓘ
surface form:
Westinghouse Electric Company
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| familyName |
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
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surface form:
Westinghouse
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| fieldOfWork |
electrical engineering
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industrial engineering ⓘ railway technology ⓘ |
| fullName |
George Westinghouse
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
George Westinghouse Jr.
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| givenName | George ⓘ |
| honor | induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| industry |
electrical power industry
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railroad industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding Westinghouse Air Brake Company
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founding Westinghouse Electric Company ⓘ pioneering railway air brakes ⓘ promoting alternating current (AC) power distribution ⓘ |
| marriageStart | 1867 ⓘ |
| militaryService |
United States Volunteers
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surface form:
Union Army
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| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
backing Nikola Tesla’s AC induction motor patents
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competing with Thomas Edison in the War of Currents ⓘ development of AC power transmission systems ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Westinghouse air brake system
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Westinghouse Electric Corporation ⓘ
surface form:
Westinghouse alternating current power system
promotion of alternating current power systems ⓘ railway air brake ⓘ |
| numberOfPatents | over 300 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Central Bridge, New York ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
founder of Westinghouse Air Brake Company
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founder of Westinghouse Electric Company ⓘ |
| religion | Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Marguerite Erskine Walker ⓘ |
| stateOfBirth | New York ⓘ |
| stateOfDeath | New York ⓘ |
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
George Westinghouse Jr.
subject surface form:
George Westinghouse Gold Medal
subject surface form:
George Westinghouse Silver Medal
subject surface form:
Homewood Cemetery
this entity surface form:
inventor George Westinghouse