In celebrating the 40th anniversary of the entrance of George Westinghouse* into the electrical field, some interesting facts concerning that inventor and organizer and the company which now bears his name, came to light. In 1869, when only 23 years old, Westinghouse patented his air brake for stopping trains now standard equipment for railways all over the world. The young inventor soon became fascinated by the possibilities of electricity, as developed by Bell, Edison and others. In 1880 he founded the Westinghouse Machine Co. for the manufacture of high speed engines to...
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