George Westinghouse

George Westinghouse (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. Friend to Nikola Tesla and one of Thomas Edison's main rivals in the early implementation of the American electricity system, he was also active in the railroad and telephone industries. In 1911, he received the AIEEs Edison Medal 'For meritorious achievement in connection with the development of the alternating current system for light and power.'

See also

• Air brake (rail)
• Electric motor
• Electric power
• Electricity
• Greg Goebel
• List of inventors
• Nikola Tesla
• Progressive Generation
• Reginald Fessenden
• Steam turbine
• Telluride, Colorado
• Thomas Edison
• Timeline of invention
• Timeline of transportation technology
• War of Currents
• Westinghouse Electric Corporation
• William Kemmler

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