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11.) Westinghouse - Wes Vullo « Engl 101-MT7 Blog, Fall 2008
Over one day ago | Thu Oct 30 1:59:00 PDT 2008
George Westinghouse was a bold inventor and American business man, known primarily for his electric company Westinghouse Electric, AC generators, and air brakes. Safety was important in an ever expanding transportation and freight ...
From wvullo
12.) George Westinghouse - The History of Electricity
Over one day ago | Thu Jan 31 16:00:00 PST 2002
George Westinghouse was a prolific inventor who influenced the course of history by enabling the growth of the railroads through his inventions and by promoting the use of electricity for power and transportation. ...
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13.) 14b-Westinghouse
Over one day ago | Wed Oct 22 12:52:00 PDT 2008
George Westinghouse was an American inventor and entrepreneur. First noted for his important invention of air brakes in the boombing railroad industry during that time period. Having enough capital from his steam and air related patents ...
From kfoederl
14.) Hearing Impairment Series-Disabled Legend Thomas Edison
Over one day ago | Thu Sep 4 9:21:00 PDT 2008
George Westinghouse and Thomas Edison became adversaries because of Thomas Edison's promotion of direct current for electric power distribution instead of the more easily transmitted alternating current (AC) system invented by Nikola ...
From LifeChums
15.) nikola tesla: high voltage genius
Over one day ago | Mon Aug 25 10:17:00 PDT 2008
he emigrated to the united states in 1884 and sold the patent rights to his system of alternating-current dynamos, transformers, and motors to george westinghouse the following year. in 1891 he invented the tesla coil, an induction coil ...
From Hades
16.) Tesla Lecture & AC Motor - Ivan B.
Over one day ago | Mon Nov 10 10:16:00 PST 2008
George Westinghouse was big supporter of the AC system. He saw how advantageous AC was over DC and made it his own. He bought many patents from Tesla so he could use the technology to electrify the US, and make a buck from it too. ...
From ibotov
17.) 250 Quiz and Answers
Over one day ago | Tue Oct 14 15:53:00 PDT 2008
There are sculptures of a reptile on the George Westinghouse Memorial fountain in Schenley Park. What is it, how many are there, and why are they part of the memorial? Answer: 12 turtles. Why? Because Turtle Creek Valley was the ...
From Toad268
18.) happy 250th birthday pittsburgh!
Over one day ago | Thu Oct 2 8:45:00 PDT 2008
westinghouse electric developed alternating current, allowing long-distance transmission of electricity for the first time. first air brake - 1869 the first practical air brake for railroads was invented by george westinghouse in the ...
From Cindy
19.) Unraveling the Genius of Nicola Tesla
Over one day ago | Fri Aug 22 0:02:00 PDT 2008
He demonstrated his induction motor to the American Institute of Electrical Engineers in 1888 and soon went to work for George Westinghouse in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, where the company labs were located. Westinghouse liked his ideas ...
From Robert Paterson
20.) Forgotten Genius Nikola Tesla
Over one day ago | Fri Oct 10 22:00:00 PDT 2008
He sold his alternating current patents to George Westinghouse. A battle of titans ensued. Edison tried to convince the public that the low-voltage Edison-General Electric system could be handled with complete safety, ...
From Alex
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