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George Westinghouse 1846 1914
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Author : Arthur Warren
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1914
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A Life Of George Westinghouse
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Author : Henry G. Prout
language : en
Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.
Release Date : 2005-01-01
A Life Of George Westinghouse written by Henry G. Prout and has been published by Cosimo, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-01-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE the man may be overshadowed by his inventions, company, or legend. But in this biography by Henry G. Prout, Westinghouse's personal life and history are recounted along with his many inventions and enterprises -- and his inventions and enterprises were enormous. "He dealt in the same week, and often in the same day, with organization, financial and executive affairs, commercial affairs, and the engineering details of half a dozen companies in two hemispheres," Prout noted. "They were as far apart in kind as the air brake and natural gas, and as far apart in geography as San Francisco and St. Petersburg." This biography covers topics as diverse as power signaling and switching, Westinghouse's use of the alternating current, his activities at Niagara Falls, his European enterprises, his financial methods, and his overall impact on rail transportation and the power industry.
George Westinghouse
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Author : Quentin R. Skrabec
language : en
Publisher: Algora Publishing
Release Date : 2007
George Westinghouse written by Quentin R. Skrabec and has been published by Algora Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This is a biography of Westinghouse, genius inventor from railroad and gas distribution equipment to the corporate model of invention and research. He surpassed Edison in electricity pioneering and in managing workers too; but they both lost their companies in the panic of 1907. The bank always wins.
George Westinghouse
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Author : Barbara Ravage
language : en
Publisher: Raintree
Release Date : 1997
George Westinghouse written by Barbara Ravage and has been published by Raintree this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Examines the life and work of the determined, forward-thinking inventor, who held more than three hundred patents by the time he died.
George Westinghouse
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Author : William R. Huber
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2022-02-03
George Westinghouse written by William R. Huber and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02-03 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
While most know Thomas Edison for his invention of the light bulb, his counterpart, George Westinghouse, is too often overlooked. Westinghouse, however, became known as one of the most prolific inventors and businessmen of the Industrial Revolution. This biography reveals the man whose teachers suspected was mentally disabled and who quit college after one semester, yet founded more than 60 different companies employing 50,000 people, and received 361 U.S. patents. He later fought the "Battle of the Currents" (AC vs. DC) with Thomas Edison and won. Westinghouse, with his engineers, provided power and light for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. They harnessed the massive power of Niagara Falls and sent it over wires to light Buffalo and eventually the Northeast. His electric engines powered trains, and his air brakes stopped them. His scientific contributions forever changed the world.
George Westinghouse
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Author : Francis Ellington Leupp
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1919
George Westinghouse written by Francis Ellington Leupp and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1919 with Westinghouse air-brake categories.
A Life Of George Westinghouse
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Author : Henry Goslee Prout
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1921
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Executioner S Current
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Author : Richard Moran
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2007-12-18
Executioner S Current written by Richard Moran and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-12-18 with History categories.
A "fascinating and provocative" story (The Washington Post) of high stakes competition between two titans that shows how the electric chair developed through an effort by one nineteenth-century electric company to discredit the other. In 1882, Thomas Edison ushered in the “age of electricity” when he illuminated Manhattan’s Pearl Street with his direct current (DC) system. Six years later, George Westinghouse lit up Buffalo with his less expensive alternating current (AC). The two men quickly became locked in a fierce rivalry, made all the more complicated by a novel new application for their product: the electric chair. When Edison set out to persuade the state of New York to use Westinghouse’s current to execute condemned criminals, Westinghouse fought back in court, attempting to stop the first electrocution and keep AC from becoming the “executioner’s current.” In this meticulously researched account of the ensuing legal battle and the horribly botched first execution, Moran raises disturbing questions not only about electrocution, but about about our society’s tendency to rely on new technologies to answer moral questions.
A Life Of George Westinghouse
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Author : Henry G Prout
language : en
Publisher: Pantianos Classics
Release Date : 2020-09-07
A Life Of George Westinghouse written by Henry G Prout and has been published by Pantianos Classics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-07 with categories.
The story of businessman and engineer George Westinghouse is fascinating; his inventions revolutionized rail transport, and his pioneering distribution of electrical power changed life for Americans forever. Brought up in the small town of Central Bridge in upstate New York, Westinghouse showed talent from a young age, learning much of his father's mechanical knowhow. Filing his first patent at the tender age of 19, it was through his gifts in engineering and knack for business that Westinghouse rose to become one of the biggest names in cutting-edge American invention and technology. Though he built a variety of induction motors, steam and gas engines, it was his mechanical air braking system for trains that endured - its descendants are still used in modern locomotives worldwide. In maturity, Westinghouse competed with Thomas Edison for the electrical market; the staggering possibilities of delivering electricity to buildings meant the two fought intensely for contracts to roll out electrification, culminating in the World's Fair of 1893. There, George Westinghouse convincingly demonstrated how alternating current (AC) could deliver power at great scale to homes and businesses consistently, safely and efficiently. All these events and more comprise Henry G. Prout's biography, which delves into the schematics of Westinghouse's inventions, the resulting enterprises and the nature of the man himself.
Inventive Wizard
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Author : Israel E. Levine
language : en
Publisher: Julian Messner
Release Date : 1962
Inventive Wizard written by Israel E. Levine and has been published by Julian Messner this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1962 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Biography of the inventor pointing up his part in the industrial revolution in America.