George Westinghouse
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George Westinghouse Jr. was a prolific American inventor, engineer, and entrepreneurial industrialist based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is best known for his creation of the railway air brake and
The Westinghouse "Old No.1" natural gas derrick, sometime between June 1884 and end of 1889, located at the Solitude estate in present-day Westinghouse Park. The Westinghouse carriage house/laboratory and the mansion are seen on the right.
Sign in Westinghouse Park describing drilling for natural gas in 1884 on the grounds of the "Solitude" estate
Westinghouse Electric Company 1888 catalog advertising their "Alternating System"
Westinghouse generators at Niagara Falls
The Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation was an American company founded on September 28, 1869 by George Westinghouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Earlier in the year he had invented the ra
George Westinghouse
…still exist today. His invention of a train braking system using compressed air revolutionized the railroad industry around the world. He founded the Westinghouse Air Brake Company in 1869. He and his engineers also developed track-switching and signaling systems, which led to the founding of the company Union Switch & Signal in…
The Westinghouse Building in Wilmerding, Pennsylvania, pictured in 2009
Westinghouse Air Brake Company's Rotair Valve