Born: | 06 October 1846 Comment | When did George Westinghouse die? / Died | 12 March 1914 | How many years did George Westinghouse live? / Lived | 67 years | Zodiac sign: | Libra |
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George Westinghouse facts
- (October 6, 1846 – March 12, 1914) was an American entrepreneur and engineer who invented the railway air brake and was a pioneer of the electrical industry, gaining his first patent at the age of 19
- Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for much of his career, Westinghouse was one of Thomas Edison's main rivals in the early implementation of the American electricity system
- Westinghouse's electricity distribution system, based on alternating current, ultimately prevailed over Edison's insistence on direct current
- In 1911 Westinghouse received the AIEE's Edison Medal "For meritorious achievement in connection with the development of the alternating current system
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