George Westinghouse
George Westinghouse Jr
American
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westinghouse Electric Company | 1886 |
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westinghouse Electric Company | 1886 |
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| Significant name | George Westinghouse Jr Birthplace and Boyhood Home | Schoharie | |||||
| 1873/10/28 | George Westinghouse patents a system of compressed air that can be made to operate brakes and communicate signals in a railway-train. | Inventor | Westinghouse Air Brake Company General Office Building | Wilmerding | Invention of the Air Brake | ||
| 1890/00/00 | Erskine Park (lost) is built for George and Marguerite Westinghouse. | Home | Holmwood Estate, Lenox | Lenox, MA | |||
| 1890/00/00 | The Castle or Library Hall is built as an office building for the Westinghouse Air Brake Company. | Owner | Westinghouse Air Brake Company General Office Building | Wilmerding | |||
| 1893/04/00 | A Westinghouse air brake is installed to control the Ferris Wheel which is driven by 1000 hp reversible engine. A second 1000 hp engine is held in reserve. | Supplier | Chicago, grande roue (film) | Invention of the Air Brake | |||
| 1901/00/00 | George Westinghouse buys the Blaine Mansion, and lives there until his death in 1914. | Home | James G Blaine Mansion | Washington, DC |
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