George Westinghouse

1846-1914

Timeline

1846 George Westinghouse born

1864 Served in the Navy

1865 George obtains first patent for rotary

steam engine and drops out of College

Timeline (continued)1867

Invented the railroad replacer Married Marguerite Walter

1868 Patent for the frog

1869 Formed the Westinghouse air brake Co.

and institutes Saturday half-holiday

1872 Automatic air brake invented

1878 First foreign air brake company at Sevran,

France

1881 Westinghouse Machine Company formed. The Westinghouse Brake Company, Ltd.., in

London, England, founded Westinghouse Machine Company formed The Westinghouse Brake Company, Ltd., in

London, England, founded

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1882 Union Switch and Signal Company

organized

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1886 Westinghouse Electric Company formed Later known as the Westinghouse Electric and

Manufacturing Company

1893 Westinghouse Electric Company lights Columbian

Exposition in Chicago

1884 The Westinghouse Brake Company, Ltd., in

Hanover, Germany, founded

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1895 Main works for Electric & Manufacturing

Company built in East Pittsburgh

1888 Obtain rights to Nicola Tesla’s patents

1889 Company moved to Wilmerding

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Wilmerding

1896Generator built by Westinghouse turn the

waters of Niagara Falls into electric power.

1898Westinghouse Company, Ltd., in St.

Petersburg, Russia organized.

1905Electrification of the Manhattan Elevated

Railways and New York subway system.

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Niagara Falls Generators

Manhattan Elevated Railways & New York Subway

1907Loses control of his companies.

1911Severs all ties with his companies

1914George Westinghouse dies.Arlington National Cemetery

1918Receives last patent

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