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George Westinghouse, Jr., born 150 years ago on Oct. 6, 1846 in Central Bridge, New York, became one of the greatest engineers, industrialists, and inventors of his time. He did more than anyone else in his time to modernize the railroad and electric power industries. Westinghouse received 360 patents, and started 60 companies that had a total of 50,000 employees. At his peak, he was the largest private employer in industrial history. As a youth he invented and manufactured an improved car replacer and a compressed-air braking system, later inventing a reverse-acting fail-safe system that remains standard today. He also invented and manufactured a dual pressure system to transmit natural gas safely and efficiently, with high pressure for efficient transmission and low pressure for safe use, and many other devices.


George Westinghouse was a uniquely successful inventor and industrialist. He was chiefly responsible for the spread of alternating current (AC) electricity in the United States, the form of electric current still in use today. In addition, he made huge contributions to the railroad industry, launched the first commercial radio station, KDKA, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and introduced many new appliances into the home.







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