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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 Westinghous
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
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 Electric Company 1888 catalog advertising their "Alternating System"
Westinghouse generators at Niagara Falls
Westinghouse generators at Niagara Falls
War of the currents
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The war of the currents was a series of events surrounding the introduction of competing electric power transmission systems in the late 1880s and early 1890s. It grew out of two lighting systems deve
George Westinghouse
…to 121 DC-based stations Edison had installed over seven years. This competition with Edison led, in the late 1880s, to what became known as the "war of currents". Thomas Edison and his company joined and promoted a spreading public perception that the high voltages used in AC distribution were unsafe and deadly…
American inventor and businessman Thomas Edison established the first investor-owned electric utility in 1882, basing its infrastructure on DC power.
American inventor and businessman Thomas Edison established the first investor-owned electric utility in 1882, basing its infrastructure on DC power.
William Stanley developed the first practical AC transformer for Westinghouse and helped build the first AC systems.
William Stanley developed the first practical AC transformer for Westinghouse and helped build the first AC systems.
The myriad of telephone, telegraph, and power lines over the streets of New York City in a photo of the Great Blizzard of 1888. An AC line that fell d
The myriad of telephone, telegraph, and power lines over the streets of New York City in a photo of the Great Blizzard of 1888. An AC line that fell during the storm led to the electrocution of a boy that spring.