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.
Aliases (1)
- George Westinghouse Jr. ×1
Statements (49)
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| instanceOf |
engineer
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entrepreneur → human → industrialist → inventor → |
| burialPlace |
Arlington National Cemetery
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| businessPartner |
Nikola Tesla
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| causeOfDeath |
heart disease
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| conflictParticipatedIn |
American Civil War
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| dateOfBirth |
1846-10-06
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| dateOfDeath |
1914-03-12
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| employer |
Westinghouse Air Brake Company
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Westinghouse Electric Company → |
| familyName |
Westinghouse
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| fieldOfWork |
electrical engineering
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industrial engineering → railway technology → |
| fullName |
George Westinghouse Jr.
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| givenName |
George
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| honor |
induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame
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| 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
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| militaryService |
Union Army
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| nationality |
American
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| 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 alternating current power system → promotion of alternating current power systems → railway air brake → |
| numberOfPatents |
over 300
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| placeOfBirth |
Central Bridge, New York
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| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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| positionHeld |
founder of Westinghouse Air Brake Company
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founder of Westinghouse Electric Company → |
| religion |
Presbyterianism
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| residence |
New York City
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania → |
| sexOrGender |
male
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| spouse |
Marguerite Erskine Walker
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| stateOfBirth |
New York
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| stateOfDeath |
New York
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Referenced by (12)
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George Westinghouse Gold Medal
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George Westinghouse Medals → George Westinghouse Silver Medal → |
namedAfter |
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Marguerite Erskine Walker
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associatedWith |
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Central Bridge, New York
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birthplaceOf |
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World’s Columbian Exposition
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electricLightingDesigner |
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Westinghouse Electric Corporation
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foundedBy |
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George Westinghouse
("George Westinghouse Jr.")
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fullName |
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Edison Medal
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hasRecipient |
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Westinghouse air brake system
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inventor |
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Homewood Cemetery
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notableBurial |
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Marguerite Erskine Walker
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spouse |