George Westinghouse Jr. (October 6, 1846 – March 12, 1914) was a prolific American inventor, engineer, and entrepreneurial industrialist based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Jan 1, 2025 · George Westinghouse (born Oct. 6, 1846, Central Bridge, N.Y., U.S.—died March 12, 1914, New York City) was an American inventor and industrialist who was chiefly …

Nov 4, 2019 · George Westinghouse is best known for inventing an air brake system that made railroads safer and promoting alternating current technology, which revolutionized the world’s …

Seeing potential profit in the invention, Westinghouse organized the Westinghouse Air Brake Company in July of 1869 with himself acting as president. He continued to make many …

George Westinghouse was an American entrepreneur and engineer, best remembered for inventing the railway air-brake system and the alternating current (AC) power supply.

George Westinghouse (1846-1914), American inventor and manufacturer, made substantial contributions to railroad transportation safety and efficiency and to the transmission of …

Jan 26, 2016 · George Westinghouse was a uniquely successful inventor and industrialist. He was chiefly responsible for the spread of alternating current (AC) electricity in the United States, the …

George Westinghouse Jr., of New York City; Inventor & Electrical Pioneer. He was born in Central Bridge, New York. He left school at 14 to work in his father's commercial machine …

George Westinghouse was an American entrepreneur and engineer who invented the railway air brake and was a pioneer in the electrical industry.

George Westinghouse, Jr. (October 6 1846 – March 12 1914) was an American entrepreneur and engineer now best known for the brand of electrical goods that bear his name.