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21.) COLLISION!
Over one day ago | Sat Sep 27 14:15:00 PDT 2008
In 1860 the first vacuum braking system was patented by a mechanic, Nehemiah Hodge. In 1868 Eli Janny invented the knuckle coupler. And in 1869 George Westinghouse was granted a patent on his centralized air braking system. ...
From KAMuston
22.) Let there be light!
Over one day ago | Tue Oct 21 11:10:00 PDT 2008
Tesla then struck out on his own, selling the rights to the patents for AC technology to George Westinghouse along the way, and began to develop his AC technology in earnest. The War of the Currents was on, a war which Edison fought ...
From fsclibrary
23.) History of the Internet
Over one day ago | Tue Oct 28 8:52:00 PDT 2008
1888- Nikola Tesla patents the rotating field motor May 1, 1888 and later sells the rights to George Westinghouse. This invention helps create and transmit AC power and today is still a method for generating and distributing AC power. ...
From aaron50
24.) RAILWAYS AND WAR
Over one day ago | Sun Oct 5 18:51:00 PDT 2008
Other important breakthroughs include the sleeping car, developed by George Pullman (US) in 1857; pneumatic brakes, invented by George Westinghouse (US) in 1869; the automatic car coupler, patented by Eli Janney (US) in 1873; ...
From critcalmass
25.) Pittsblog Wind Down Wrap Up Post #3: Back to Pittsburgh's Future?
Over one day ago | Sun Sep 28 9:19:00 PDT 2008
We've seen a little of this with stories that re-invent Andrew Carnegie and George Westinghouse as proto-modern entrepreneurs, but I think that those stories aren't credible. "Pittsburgh was first in innovation before and it can be ...
From Mike Madison
26.) How Transformers Work - Alexander Skinner
Over one day ago | Mon Oct 27 8:13:00 PDT 2008
At the time of Michael Faraday?s ground breaking transformer invention, no one quite understood how and why to couple the primary and secondary perfectly. It took a man like George Westinghouse to realize the geneous of the transformer. ...
From askinne2
27.) Model Trains and Their Attachment to the Past
Over one day ago | Tue Oct 21 13:16:00 PDT 2008
A huge innovation toward making the railroad much safer was the system of air brakes that was invented by Mr. George Westinghouse who held many other patents as well. Railroad Car Couplers were invented by Eli Janney and were named ...
From merrielwer877
28.) 9 Life-Changing Inventions the Experts Said Would Never Work
Over one day ago | Wed Oct 22 3:50:00 PDT 2008
Edison enjoyed sniping at the efforts of his rival George Westinghouse (who bought the patent for a/c transmission from Nikola Tesla), and look where it got him. Fact is, it's easier and far more efficient to distribute power with a/c ...
From noreply@blogger.com (JonBoy)
29.) monday, october 6, 2008
Over one day ago | Mon Oct 6 14:52:00 PDT 2008
http://www.ctst.com/ctst09/ today in transportation history 1846 ? george westinghouse, inventor of the railroad air brake, was born in central bridge, new york. http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/westinghouse.html ...
From Bernie Wagenblast
30.) Current and Emerging Technologies for Manufacturing
Over one day ago | Sun Sep 28 5:22:00 PDT 2008
He went to the United States in 1884 and worked for American inventor Thomas Edison for a year before setting up his own workshop. For much of his time in the United States, Tesla worked with American industrialist George Westinghouse, ...
From Life is beautiful
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